GARY "ZIP" HANSON

 

1966  Played for Hogan's Sporting Goods - Fort Dodge City Metro League

Made City Metro League All Star Team

Asked to play for Sandy's Distributing - Fort Dodge

8/24/66 Played in a 24 inning game which at that time set a state record and tied a national record for game length.

1969,1970,1971 United States Marine Corps.

Tried out for and made Unit Team each year.

Played in Base Tournament and made base All Star Team each year.

Played in West Coast Marine Regional Tournament and made All Regional All Star Team each year.

Played in All Marine Corps Tournament and made All Marine Corps All Star Team each year.

Played in Inter-Service Tournament representing Marine Corps against Army, Air Force, and Navy.

1970 Made Inter-Service All Star Team - Turned down National ASA Tournament with team to attend sister's wedding.  Led tournament in hitting.

1972 Made 29 Palms, CA, All Base Team before being discharged in July

1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 Marine Corps Softball

Led every Unit Team in batting average, home runs and RBI's.

Led every Base Team in batting average, home runs and RBI's.

Led every Regional Team in batting average, home runs and RBI's.

1972 Following USMC Discharge - Joined Dodger Tap in Fort Dodge

City Metro League Champions

Made City Metro League All Star Team. Led in batting average, home runs and RBI's

Class A Midwest Regional Tournament

1973 Levien Chevrolet - Fort Dodge

City Metro League Champions

City Metro League All Star Team. Led team in batting average, home runs and RBI's

City Metro League MVP

1974 Levien Chevrolet - Fort Dodge

Led team in batting average, home runs and RBI's.

City Metro League Champions

City Metro League All Star Team

City Metro League MVP

1975 Levien Chevrolet - Fort Dodge

City Metro League Champions

Led team in batting average, home runs and RBI's.

City Metro League All Star Team

1976 Webster City Merchants

 

Led team in batting average, home runs and RBI's

1 st Men's Open State

Played over 130 games this year with 7 different teams. One of my trademarks; loved to play the game and drove anytime, anywhere to play.

Hit over 40 home runs total this year.

 

1977 Webster City Merchants

Led team in home runs

Men's Open State

MVP - Fort Dodge Invitational with Pasquales of Fort Dodge

1978 Gigi's - Des Moines

Led team in home runs

CIC All Star Team - Des Moines League Open State

1979 Clear Lake Buttertop

#2 on team in home runs and RBI's. .

ASA Open Regional

1980 Des Moines Reames

Open State

1981 Ross Chrysler - Ames

CIC League All Star Team

Open State

1982, 1983 Dave Temple & Associates - Ames

Open State

1984 Ames Palmas

Open State

1985 Ames Palmas

Open State

Open Midwest Regional

ISC Regional

1986 Ames Agri-Pro

Open State

ISC Regional

lSC World

1987 Ames Agri-Pro

Open State

1988 Ames Agri-Pro

Open State

ISC Regional

ISC World

MVP - Grand Island, NE Toumament

1990, 1991, 1992 B-40 Bombers - Des Moines Over 40 Nationals each year

2 ISC World Tournaments

5 ASA National Tournaments (1 I turned down)

18 All Star Teams

12 Regional Tournaments

14 State Tournaments

16 Times led team in batting average and home run

15 Times led team in RBI's 3 MVP Awards

3 MVP Awards

 

25 Year Career