Year Inducted: 1991
Nominated By: Ruth Hulsey
Sports Competed In: Bowling, Softball
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete

Willie Wright

High School:
Attended Pueblo Centennial H.S.

Athletics:
Played for numerous softball teams for 50 years (1939-89) and took up bowling later in life.
Softball:
● Broom Factory (1939-40).
● Pryor Furniture (1941-42).
● Main Electric (1942-43).
● The Ramblers (1944-50).
● Walters Brewery (1951-63).
● Bethel Methodist Church - Player/coach (1962-63).
● The Dolls - church league (1964-68).
● Don’s Sports Car - slow pitch league (1969-99).
● Co-ed Team (1986-89).
Bowling:
● Finished second and third in City Women’s Bowling League respectively in 1988 and 1989.
● Was a state contender in women’s bowling (1990).

Personal:
Lives in Pueblo, CO with her husband, William A. Zabukovic.


GPSA "Z" By The Numbers

LEGEND: p = awarded posthumously; ^= attended first meeting; * = deceased;+ = charter member (placed after year inducted)

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Athlete
Lorraine (Hall) Zabukovic (1991)

Athlete/Administrator
George Zaharias (2014*p)

Attended H.S. in Colorado
Mike Zaremba (2018)
Mitchell H.S., Colo. Springs, CO

Attended Pueblo Centennial H.S.
Lorraine (Hall) Zabukovic (1991)

Attended Pueblo Central H.S.
Penny Zavichas (2002)

Bowling
Lorraine (Hall) Zabukovic (1991)

Honorees Awarded Posthoumously
George Zaharias (2014*p)

Honorees Deceased
George Zaharias (2014*p)

Pro Wrestler/Promoter
George Zaharias (2014*p)

Softball
Lorraine (Hall) Zabukovic (1991)

 

2
Athlete/Coach
Mike Zaremba (2018)
Penny Zavichas (2002)

Mike Zaremba (2018)
Penny Zavichas (2002)

 

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Honorees in "Z" Section

 

 

Remembering Our Fallen GPSA Inductees

The Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) has announced a list of honorees that have passed since the 2022 induction ceremony on Nov. 16.

 

Dennis TrujilloDennis
Trujillo

11/28/2022
Class of 2007

Knafelc obitGary L.
Knafelc

12/19/2022
Class of 1973

Don StuttersDr. Donald
Stutters

01/20/2023
Class of 1993