Richard Macias
The Richard Macias Family
Richard “Rick” Macias joined the GPSA committee in January of 2019 after his induction into the Hall of Fame in November of 2018. Since then, he has met some great people on the committee who are very active in the community.
Macias was still the District Athletic Director in Pueblo District 60 when he joined the committee but retired after 36 years in the district and 10 years as the District AD in June of 2021.
Not only is Rick a member of the GPSA committee but he is also on the East High School Alumni Foundation committee, the SunWest
Foundation Board, and his church's Trustees vice chair.
Macias is enjoying his retirement and spending more time with family and plenty of time for hobbies, but he does enjoy serving on the GPSA committee and being a part of the long history of Pueblo sports.
The best part of the GPSA is nominating candidates and the thrill of seeing them inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame.
Rick looks forward to continuing to serve on this committee and being a part of Pueblo's legacy of sports.
If you would like to become a GPSA member for 2025, contact Jerry Sisneros at: jrrysis@yahoo.com
Dave Dudley
Dave & Margie Dudley
February, 2025
Dave 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)
Joe Massaro
Joe Massaro and Jerry Sisneros
January, 2025
Joe is one of two members that has 30+ years with the GPSA (the other being Jim Blanc). He was inducted into the GPSA Hall of Fame in 1995 and has been a committee member ever since. In 2023, he was honored as a lifetime member. Joe spent 32 years coaching at both the high school (Pueblo Central) and collegiate level as an assistant at the University of Southern Colorado (now CSU-Pueblo).
He graduated from Pueblo Centennial High School in 1963. Graduated in 1967 with a B.A. degree from Southern Colorado State College. Massaro also worked on a masters on Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) at Adams State College (Alamosa), Western State College (Gunnison) and the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley).
Joe has been awarded many honors for his lengthy baseball coaching career (too many to list here) and served for 25 years on the Runyon Board of Directors (1967-1992). He retired from teaching in 1999.
A big part of his duties as a GPSA committee member is organizing “The Greatest Moments in Pueblo Sports History”, which Joe has been in charge of for the last 25 years.
Joe and his wife Gail have been married since 1967! They have three children. Kristi, Susan and Mike and five grandchildren.
