IN MEMORY OF BRIAN RICHARDSON
BRIAN RICHARDSON, SR.
(1948-2020)
The Greater STL Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame lost one of its best players on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Brian Richardson, treasurer and member of the executive committee of the board of directors was fatally injured in a highway accident while on vacation in Wyoming. He was 71. Brian joined the board of directors in 2010 and was named Treasurer in 2014. He was a proud member of the Hall of Fame, inducted in 2007 after an outstanding career as a pitcher and coach in the St. Louis area. He was a crafty right-hander at Southwest High School, Meramec Community College, Mizzou and the St. Louis County Summer League. He also served as head baseball coach at Harris-Stowe State College and managed several outstanding players who followed him into the Hall of Fame. Quite simply, he loved baseball. No one worked harder to keep the heritage and tradition of amateur baseball alive in St. Louis.
He was a passionate and tireless supporter of our Hall of Fame. He was our friend and teammate. He will be dearly missed.
He was a passionate and tireless supporter of our Hall of Fame. He was our friend and teammate. He will be dearly missed.
In Memoriam
We mourn the passing of the following members or friends of the ABHOf:
Dr. Robert E. Ryan Sr. Inducted as a Player in 1996 Died March 30, 2015
Lloyd G. Rupp Inducted as a Player in 1979 Died August 5, 2015
Garland Goodwin Inducted as a Player in 1996 Died July 11, 2016
Richard Meisemann Inducted as a Player in 1993 Died February 11, 2017
Mal Murphy Inducted as a Player in 1988 Died April 2, 2017
James R. Muskopf Inducted as a Contributor in 2001 Died July 5, 2017
Ernest "Turk" Jacobs Inducted as a Player in 1996 Died October 12, 2017
Jim Brady Inducted as a Player in 2008 Died November 23, 2017
Hank Greifzu Inducted as a Player in 1980 Died May 24, 2018
Ed Barry Inducted as a Player in 1986 Died August 26, 2018
J. Kim Tucci Advisory Board Member Died March 25, 2019
Walter J. Lembeck Inducted as a Player in 1997 Died September 19, 2019
John McArthur Sr Inducted as an Umpire in 1984 Died February 10, 2020
Dennis Strickland Inducted as a Player in 2013 Died February 15, 2020
Al Grosch Inducted as a Contributor in 1976 Died April 7, 2020
Ed Wheatley Sr. Inducted as a Player in 1989 Died July 8, 2020
Brian Richardson Inducted as a Player in 2007 Died September 8, 2020
Greg Marecek Inducted as a Contributor 2002 Died September 13, 2020
Ralph H. Stephenson, Jr. Inducted as a Contributor 2001 Died September 22, 2020