Robert "Bobby" Pechek

Year Inducted: 1989
Nominated By: Lori Pechek, Wayne Pechek
Sports Competed In: Softball
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete

Athlete (Softball):
Played softball with the following teams:
● Fraternal Order of Eagles (1941),
● U.S. Marines (1942-46)
● Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 61 (V.F.W.) in 1946.
● Member of two straight state championship teams (1946-47)
● Played on a squad that finished fourth at the V.F.W. National Championships in Austin, Texas in 1949.
● Played center field on five V.F.W. teams in five national tournaments and won three national championships (1950-52).
● On the 1950 squad, he made All-American playing center field.
● The 1951 title team that Bobby was on was played at Ft. Madison, Iowa.
● Played on the V.F.W. squad that won the national title with defeated two pro teams: Fisher’s Ghosts 10-3 and the Chicago Hot-Ten-Tots 7-2 (1952).
● The V.F.W. team returned to Ft. Madison, Iowa, and finished third at National Softball Championship (1953).
● Was an All-American center fielder with the Pueblo Ordinance Depot (1952-53) and Sweeney’s Feed Mill (1954-57)...
● Named to the All-Star team following tournament wins at the Walsenburg Invitational (1958) and Canon City Invitational (1959).
● Also part of the State Metropolitan Champs.
● Played for the Dicic's for three seasons (1961-64) and the Pueblo Boosters softball team for a year (1965).
● Upon winning state championships in 1970s with the Pepsi Cola team, his squad qualified and played in the International Softball Congress (ISC) World Tournament in Rock Island, Iowa and Fresno California.
● Also played baseball for 24 years (1946-70) with Walter’s Brewery and the Duncan Cementers who were a Class D affiliation with the St. Louis Browns in 1948.

Personal:
Lived in Pueblo with his wife, Mary E. Yoxey... Passed away on December 19, 2012 at age 88.