Former mayor of Satellite Beach, FL, Hedgecock was instrumental in developing youth softball in the Satellite Beach, FL area, including hosting 10 of the first 12 ASA youth nationals. He also managed youth and adult teams with his youth teams winning national titles in 1975, 1977, 1981 and 1981. His adult women’s team placed second twice, third and 12th in ASA national tournaments before he switched to coaching youth at the end of the 1972 season. Hedgecock founded Satellite Beach in 1957 after he and four relatives invested land in the area. He served as the city’s first mayor from 1957 to 1973. The son of a poor tobacco farmer, Hedgecock dedicated his latter years to philanthropy and education leadership. In 1985, he received the Community Foundation of Brevard’s Philanthropist of the Year award. From 1981-1987 he served on the Florida Institute of Technology Board of Trustees. The FIT gymnasium is named in his honor. Hedgecock passed away January 27, 1987 at age 70 after suffering a heart attack at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, FL. His daughter, Judy, is a member of the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame in the player category.
