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| Frank Holan - Manager, inducted in 1997 |
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Retired from softball a a player and coach in 1977, his sons asked him to coach their newly formed team, one makde up of faces he had seen many times across the dinner table -his sons and their friends. Overall, Frank managed or played on 16-inch teams for 34 years, competing against most of the top 16-inch teams and players starting in the 1940s. His greatest thrill in softball, though, was winning his second USSSA World with his regular league team that featued his four sons in key roles. Frank was an inaugural inductee into the new Chicago 16-inch Hall of Fame in October, 1996.
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