The Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) is a group of people interested in promoting those prominent athletes, sports teams and recreational activities in Pueblo County to be a part of the Greater Pueblo Sports Association Hall of Fame.

The Pueblo Greater Sports Association (GPSA) would like to thank Louie Carleo, the owner of LDC properties for his partnership with the GPSA.

Carleo, an inductee of the GPSA class of 2003, is the 2025 sponsor for the 10 newsletters that will distributed during the year.

He has also provided a lasting partnership with our association providing a home for 266 GPSA inductee pictures that are currently on display in the hallway on the first floor of the Thatcher Building (503 N. Main Street).

Louie, THANK YOU for your continued support of the GPSA.

Louie Carleo GPSA bio

David Stanley Knapp, 80, passed away on Jan. 14, 2025, in Pueblo, Colo.  Knapp graduated from South High School, received his bachelor's degree from Pueblo Community College and his master's degree from Adams State College.

He was a teacher and coach at Central High School. In addition to his football coaching, he started the Central boys swimming program in 1970, and coached the Wildcats to a State Championship in 1977, the first ever championship for a team outside the greater-Denver area. Coach Knapp also coached the Belmont Club Barracudas to three Summer State Championships.

In 1998, he was inducted into the Greater Pueblo Sports Association Hall of Fame, in recognition for his accomplishments in swimming. Coach Knapp went on to enjoy over 40 years of success in insurance and financial consulting

He was the husband of Norma Jane "Janie" Knapp. They shared almost 60 loving years of marriage together. Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, he was the son of Mildred Mynatt and stepson of Joseph Mismash.

The above obituary and photo is courtesy of T.G. McCarthy Funeral Home, Pueblo, CO.

David Knapp's Bio 

Dave “Big Dog” Dudley and his wife MargieDave Dudley has been a GPSA Committee member for the past six years and was a co-chair in our first ever Gift Basket Drawing held at last year’s banquet (2024).

Dave and his wife Margie have been married for 48 years and have two sons: Michael (Abby); and Matthew (Brittany). They have four beautiful grandchildren: Lyla, Luke, Harper, and Hudson who are the center of their lives today.

As a youngster, Dudley heard rumors that Runyon Field Sports Complex was going to be closed for financial reasons. He took a coffee can and roamed the neighborhoods trying to raise money for the field.

Thankfully, it wasn’t closed, but it was sure the beginning of Dave’s love for this baseball complex. He worked in many capacities for 45 years at Runyon, possibly longer than any other person. He coached every age from 8 and-under, to the collegiate level, and it was him and Dr. Jim Cover who brought AABC and CABA affiliations to the leagues.

Dave coached hundreds of players who knew he was a tough baseball enthusiast, but loved them all. Dudley oversaw the building of Salas and Pusedu Fields, is responsible for the landscaping, trees, awnings over the seating, and was a stickler about keeping the complex in tip-top shape. He has touched many lives through Runyon Field, and has an indisputable love for baseball, baseball players, and this complex.

Listed below are some of Dave’s accomplishments:
● Graduate of Pueblo Central High School (1971)
● Graduate of Phillips University, Enid, OK (1975)
● School District 70 Teacher/Coach (1975-2005)
● Runyon Field General Manager (2005-2018)
● Dave coached baseball and basketball at Pueblo County for 25 years.
● Member of the Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame (1996)
● Member of the Colorado Dugout Hall of Fame (2011)

If you would like to become a GPSA member for 2025, contact Jerry Sisneros at: jrrysis@yahoo.com