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Rex Higginbotham 1999 - 2004
David Preuss 2005 - 2010
Jack Miller 2011 - Current
Jack Miller by Esai Santos (2011 10-9 All-Star) June 2011
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 Fred Oyle, Albany Little League manager and coach, passed away in January 2009.
Fred was a great little league coach, a dedicated husband and father, a passionate Little League dad, a tireless schlepper of kids and gear, and an outgoing, positive, consistently friendly member of the Baseball community, the Pop Warner Football community, the Karate community and about four or five other communities in the Albany/Berkeley area.
Fred was at least as interested in making sure all of his players got enough playing time and developed their skills as he was in a winning record at the end of the season. He taught our kids that winning every game wasn't the lesson - but being part of a team, and being there for your teammates, and having some fun, and trying to do your best - was.
Fred Oyle had an absolutely infectious good humor, a distinctive cackle not easily forgotten, a good yarn for every occasion, a warm, friendly nature and a truly outstanding attitude. Generous to a fault, Fred leaves an enormous hole in Albany's baseball (and many other) communities.
We will miss him dearly.
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Presidents of the 1990s
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| Bill Lewis
1990 - 1992 |
Randy Mordecai
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1993 - 1994 |
David McGinnis
1995 - 1998 |
Rex Higginbotham
1999 |
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Jack Rosano
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President for two years -- Coach and Volunteer for
three decades.
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 Jack grew
up in West Berkeley, where he played sand lot baseball at James Kinney Park.
After flying combat missions for the Navy in the Korean War, Jack came home
and joined his father on the Berkeley fire department and started a family
in Albany.
 His boys
brought Jack to Little League in the 60s. In 1994, Jack coached the Pirates
with his youngest son, Brian, whom he brought to the league as a player in
1968.
When he signed his contract to play professional baseball, Todd Eagle, a
member of our '93 All Star team, remembered Jack this way:
"He is one of a number of great coaches I had ... a big inspiration and a
tough guy."
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The kids who brought Jack to the league:
April 1968 --
Brian Rosano (left)
Kenny Rosano (right)
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BILL LEWIS
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For 30 years, Albany Little League had a special focus in the wide
range of Bill's public service to Albany . Besides coaching, he alternated
three terms as president of the league with two terms on the City Council,
including a stint as mayor.
During his first term as president, 1976, the playing fields were
completely rebuilt. During his third term, 1991, they were completely rebuilt
again.
In 1975, Bill coached the first girl to play in the league, then a
controversial process involving national policy, law suits and sensational
publicity.
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Third Decade Presidents
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| Jack Rosano
1980-81 |
Rod Haney
1981-83 |
Bill Lewis
1983-85 |
Dan Alper
1986-88 |
Robert Zweben
1989 |
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First Presidents
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Bill Lewis
1976-77
1983-85
1990-92 |
Larry Eaton
1978-79 |
Jim Scoggins
1969-73 |
Paul Inserra
1960 |
Bob Lintoff
1956-57 |
Bill McKenzie
1958-59 |
Del Wisenor
1961-68 |
Absent: Ken Chamness 1974-75
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Jim Scoggins
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Jim served as president of the league for five years, 1969 - 1973.
Thereafter, for the next 20 years, he managed the Albany American Legion
baseball team, where the most talented Little League alumni played summer
baseball during their high school years.
Pictured here in 1993 -- his last summer on the field in uniform.
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Bob and Fern Luoma
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The Luomas
In the Spring of 1957, Bob and Fern Luoma brought their kids, three
"stepping stones," to the ball diamonds in University Village "and froze."
Next time, they bundled up and continued to return for another 35 years.
In his early days, Bob was head umpire and coached. After he retired
from the field, he used his building contractor skills to construct, repair,
and maintain league facilities. "He did anything that did not require a
typewitter," Fern recalled.
People jobs and word chores, Fern did. She reported all the games
to the daily newspapers in her early days, then started a league newsletter.
She was the first woman elected to the Board of Directors. She organized
the parades on Opening Day and the dinners on Awards Night. She coordinated
publicity and maintained contact with league sponsors. In the early 90s,
she operated the snack shack at Memorial Park every game night and Sunday.
In 1999, Bob and Fern were elected life time Honorary Members of the
league.
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