Rey started playing softball at the age of 15 for the Shamrock Dairy Team in Tucson. Positions played: first base, catcher and pitcher. In the 1960's, he played for the AZ Highway team, Enders Trucking, Lightning Movers and Triple S. A 20 year playing career earned Rey the nickname of "Ironman".
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Names in team pictures:
LIGHTNING MOVERS MEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM
MID 1960s
FR L-R: Wayne Wells, Bobbie Wells, Ken Woods, Ron James Sr., Bob Thomas, Unknown
BR L-R: Unknown, Jim Pippen, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown , Unknown
BAT BOY: Unknown
ENDERS MEN'S 1967 SOFTBALL TEAM
BR: Wayne Wells (manager), Bud Smith, Fred Bowers, Jim Pippin, Vern Woods and Ronnie Carmack
FR: Marv McLouth, Rey Contreras, Bob Thomas, Mike Ruiz and Ronnie James
ARIZONA STATE HIGHWAY DEPT MEN'S TEAM
(ASA CACTUS REGIONALS CHAMPIONS AND NATIONAL REPRESENTIVE)
BR: Virgil Coker, Jim "Pony" Wood, Julian De La Cruz, Richard Yee, Jim Neal,
John Iglaski and Dave Conner
FR: Rey Contreras, Dick Johnson, Chito Verdugo, Terry Anspack, Bob Thomas
George Leon and Wally Hedeen
ENDERS PLAYERS
L-R: Rey Contreras, Ron James Sr and Bob Thomas
LIGHTNING MOVERS MEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM
MID 1960s
FR L-R: Wayne Wells, Bobbie Wells, Ken Woods, Ron James Sr., Bob Thomas, Unknown
BR L-R: Unknown, Jim Pippen, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown , Unknown
BAT BOY: Unknown