Our Founder Jim Heffern

We would not have our over 50 or over 60 softball leagues if it were not for the efforts of Jim Heffern. Jim has published a book about how this all came about, and you can order this book from Barnes & Noble or Borders. The title is "Just One More Season" by J.M. Heffern.

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I once had the pleasure of visiting Jim's den in his home where there are several remarkable photographs of famous football players from the past, with Jim in the same photo, such as the first Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, and other Heisman Trophy winners Glen Davis (1946 Army), Dick Kazmaier (1951 Princeton), Johnny Lattner (1953 Notre Dame), pro golfer Gary Hallberg at the opening day at Fox Run along with Jim and Lew Smith (former park district commissioner and Fox Run course architect and former player for the Grumpies), and Senator Laxalt of Nevada, a presidential hopeful in 1988.

Jim also formed activities for over 50 basketball, volleyball, and bowling. Jim currently is a narrator for Elk Grove TV Channel 6, and also is the commissioner and player in our over 60 league. Everyone should stop by during the summer at the 6pm games, or in the winter at the volleyball games and thank him for his efforts. He gets embarrassed by this, but if it were not for him, a lot of us would have morphed into couch potatoes long ago. Thanks Jim, may your efforts serve as an example for the rest of us to get off our voluminous derrieres and do something for our community.