| Don Daschka - Sponsor, inducted in 2000 |
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Don Daschka sponsored his first team in the late sixties, and many things about softball have changed. What never changed was Daschka's affection for and commitment to the people who on his teams.
Daschka, who played softball for twenty years, never forgot what it was like to field a team and have to go out and find a sponsor.
His generosity has earned him the respect and affection of many
players. Yet he sees fit to thank them for the pleasure they have brought
him through the years. "They don't understand that," says
Daschka. "But it's true."
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Over thirty some thirty years, the owner of Victor Drugs in
Chester, Illinois sponsored dozens of teams, ranging from local league teams to
state champs. From 1986 through 1998, Daschka's Renegades Class C men's
tournament team compiled a combined record of 555 wins and 163 losses, winning
11 consecutive league titles and making fifteen consecutive USSSA Divisional
appearances. His Men's Masters team won two "AA" State
championships, and were runners up once. From 1980 through 1984 his Victor
Drug "VD Girls" team won several dozen tournament trophies and were a
power in local league play in the Chester and Carbondale area.