Biography
Ron Beallie was inducted into the Builder Category of the Slo-Pitch National Hall of Fame at the SPN Annual General Meeting held in Niagara Falls on October 22nd, 2016.
Ron was involved in the Slo-Pitch National program for 26 years, from 1990 to 2015.
In 1990, as President of the Saskatoon Amateur Slo-Pitch Association, Ron brought this League into the SPN program, thereby establishing SPN as a significant presence in Saskatchewan. From 1993 to 2015 Ron, as the Provincial Coordinator and later the Program Administrator, helped develop, promote and run the SPN program in Saskatchewan. He helped organize and/or run all Provincial and National tournaments held in Saskatoon between 1993 and 2015. On behalf of SPN, Ron organized and ran three “Batting Against Breast Cancer” tournaments in Saskatoon that raised over $70,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Society. He also participated, as a player, in four National tournaments. Ron was the first Chairperson of the National Hall of Fame Committee and held that position from 1997 to 2007. He was instrumental in developing the criteria, bylaws and operating procedures for the National Hall of Fame. Ron retired from SPN in 2015.
Slo-Pitch National congratulates Ron Beallie on his induction into the Builder Category of the Slo-Pitch National Hall of Fame.