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 Joe Costine · In his early days Joe was a catcher with the Amenia H.S. Baseball Team, but it was more as a non-player in softball that he made his mark. · Joe was credited with bringing amateur softball to Dutchess County over three decades ago. · In 1958 Joe was Vice President of the Pok. Downtown Softball League. · In the early 1960’s Joe was manager of the Queen Car Wash Softball Team, which was the first team in the area to win an ASA District Title. · In 1964 Joe organized the Red White’s Team, later known as The Pough. Brewers. · From 1965 til 1968 he served as Hudson Valley and Westchester, District Commissioner. · In 1972 he was named New York State Commissioner, a position he held until he retired in 1979. · In 1977 and 1978 he was ASA Mid Atlantic Regional Vice-President. · Joe was a tireless worker toward developing NYS A.S.A. programs. Some of his achievements include the NYS Commissioners Code, team classification, tournament procedures, umpire state code, and a New York State Newspaper. · Joe spent 18 years with ASA, including 10 years overall as commissioner and 7 years as state commissioner. · One of Joe’s dreams was the formation of a New York State Hall of Fame, which our present commissioner, Mr. Fran Mott has put into place. · Joe helped organize the Dutchess County Softball Hall of Fame, of which he is a charter member. · Joe passed away due to a tragic car accident in 1980. | Hall of Fame Photo Album | Hamilton Bio | Marx Bio | Staples Bio | Dorazio Bio | Farrell Bio | Katcher Bio | Plummer Bio | Snyder Bio | Aurigemma Bio | Houck Bio | Veronesi Bio | GWilliams Bio | Charles Bio | Herman Bio | Caprara Bio | Crane Bio | Held Bio | Lewenn Bio | Stewart Bio | Clavio Bio | Craver Bio | Doxsey Bio | Love Bio | McKenna Bio | McSweeney Bio | Costine Bio | Crisci Bio | Valachovic Bio | DeFligio Bio | Hess Bio | Caserto Bio | Dardano Bio | Ong Bio | Gaffney Bio | Mott Bio | Schneider Bio | Calcagino Bio | Chiavelli Bio | Curtin Jack | Durante Bio | Molinaro Bio | Berman Bio | Dumah Bio | Horton Bio | Key Bio | Petrillo Bio | Vasenelli Bio | Butch Veronesi Bio | Wells Bio | Castle Bio | Gallo Bio | Moresco Bio | Morien Bio | Zovistoski Bio | Lashomb Bio | Taurisano Bio | Argento Bio | Brown Bio | Masco Bio | Boise Bio | Chappell Bio | Fetterly Bio | Goyette Bio | Millard Bio | Rathburn Bio | Hoffman Bio | Kerr Bio | Partigianoni Bio | Passante Bio | Sanford Bio | Barker Bio | Chetney Bio | Foland Bio | Eggleston Bio | Richard Johnson Bio | Savona Bio | Bosch Bio | Kusmuk Bio | Walsh Bio | Soricelli Bio | Jan Fetterly Bio | Blum Bio | Gears Bio | Tom Castle Bio | Jan Fetterly Bio | | Francis E. Mott Hall of Fame | Fred Schneider Memorial Scholarship Award | | Return Home | Commissoner's Desk | Officers & Commissioners | Umpires | Awards & Hall of Fame | Tournament Information | Great Links | Photos | Contact Us | |
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