DALE JOHNSON

     Dale Johnson began his softball career as a player for St. Paul of the Upper Perkiomen Church League in 1955.

     He became the manager of St. Paul’s in 1960.  He coached St. Pauls’ for 12 years where they won an ASA of PA Church State Championship.  He started coaching the Eagle AA Fast Pitch Softball team in 1963.  He coached the Eagle AA team from 1963 to 1980. The Eagle AA won 19 League Championships and never had a losing season under Dale’s leadership. 

     Dale was instrumental in the construction and on-going improvements made to the Eagle AA Softball Field in Pennsburg. Dale and his wife, Judy, began operating the concession stand at the Eagle AA field in 1970 and continue to do so today.  Dale ran numerous invitational tournaments in order to raise funds to assist in the funding of the care, maintenance and support of the Eagle AA field.

       Dale founded the Perkiomen ASA Umpires’ Association where he has been President from inception.  Dale received the J. Richard Millhouse award in 2004.

      During the early years of the ASA of PA, Dale was appointed as the Montgomery Commissioner.  He has been the Tournament Director for eight District Championship Tournaments and three ASA of PA Church State Championship Tournaments.  He has umpired in five ASA of PA State Championship Tournaments and was a member of the umpire crew for the first ASA National Championship held at the Drifton Softball Complex.

      One of Dale’s biggest thrills in softball came when he gathered twelve of his former players and participated in the ASA 40 & Over National Championship Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska.

      Dale and his family, Judy, Darryl, Sue, Steve and Andy have been the force behind softball in the Upper Perkiomen Valley from the early 1960’s and continues to be involved with every league that plays at the Eagle AA field today.  Dale has been and is involved in his grand-daughter’s team, Tri County Mystics, where he is the Business Manager and is well known for his major efforts for fundraising.