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Howard Rollin
Denver
League President
Regional Administer to the Central Region NABA National Office
Founder Over 50 Baseball & Over 60 Baseball
National Director of the NABA Over 50 Baseball National Fun Tournament
HOWARD
ROLLIN JOINED THE NABA AS A TEAM MANAGER IN 1993, THE NABA’S INAUGURAL
SEASON IN DENVER. IN 1994 HE CREATED AND BECAME COMMISSIONER OF THE
DENVER 40 & OVER DIVISION. IN 1995, HOWARD ASSUMED THE PRESIDENCY OF THE
DENVER NABA LEAGUE GROWING IT FROM A FLEDGLING LEAGUE TO 43 TEAMS STRONG
FORCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MULTIPLE LEVELS OF PLAY WITHIN EACH AGE
DIVISION DURING 1995-1997. IN 1998, HOWARD SAW THE NEED AND OPPORTUNITY
TO CREATE IN DENVER A NABA OVER 50 BASEBALL LEAGUE WITH MODIFIED RULES
TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEED OF THE MOST SENIOR PLAYER. BY 2003 THE LEAGUE
HAD GROWN TO 12 TEAMS AND REMAINS THE LARGEST LEAGUE OF ITS KIND. WITH
THE SUCCESS OF THE DENVER OVER 50 BASEBALL LEAGUE, HOWARD DEVELOPED WHAT
HAS NOW BECOME THE NABA OVER 50 BASEBALL NATIONAL FUN TOURNAMENT IN LAS
VEGAS, NV. 2004 SAW HOWARD ROLL OUT BOTH THE DENVER OVER 60 BASEBALL
LEAGUE AND AN OVER 60 DIVISION IN THE NATIONAL FUN TOURNAMENT. CAN OVER
70 BASEBALL BE FAR BEHIND? AS HOWARD ALWAYS SAYS “ YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD
TO PLAY THE REAL GAME.”
FITTINGLY, HOWARD WAS ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE NABA HALL OF FAME IN
THE YEAR 2005 AND ACCEPTING HIS PLAQUE WITH HIM IS HIS WIFE AND
ASSISTANT TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR "TILLY" IN PHOTO ABOVE.
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