Manager, Player, At-Large Player Representative, Team Leader, Commissioner, Parks and Recreation Director, Director of National Teams. These are just some of the positions Ronnie Isham has held during his more than 30 years of involvement with the ASA, the perfect example of a Meritorious Service inductee. As a manager, Isham compiled a 21-year record of 1,016 wins and 310 losses for a winning percentage of .76 %, winning seven Regional championships and appearing in seven ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch National Championships. He also served as the District 12 commissioner and was the Texas Area vice-president. In 1986, he was appointed the Texas at-large player rep. In 1992, Isham was named to the Women’s National Team Selection Committee that selected the first-ever U.S. Olympic Softball Team. He was then selected as the USA Softball National Team Leader for several national teams, including the 1996 Olympic Team. His first assignment came in 1991 with the Junior Men’s National Team that competed in the ISF World Championships in New Zealand. Isham also served on a selection committee that chose the players that comprised the USA Junior Men’s National Team. From 1992-2001, as a member of the Women’s National Selection Committee, Isham has been involved in selecting multiple USA Softball Women’s National Team since 1992, including the 1994 and 1998 World Championship Teams that captured gold; 1995 and 1999 Pan Am gold medal teams and the 2000 Olympic gold medal team. Although Isham has been involved with the ASA for decades, his participation on the selection committee came through his affiliation as an ASA allied member, the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF). Isham has served as a TAAF president (1989-1991) and is one of only 19 individuals in 75 years to receive the Koger Stokes Award, the association’s highest honor, which he received in 1997. In 2002, Isham was named a Life Member of TAAF and is the 40th member of the Hall of Fame to be inducted in the meritorious service category. Isham passed away on December 3, 2018.
