Bud & Lee

Bud Corwin was one of my heroes as a young boy. He was the ace pitcher on the Mutual Of Omaha fastpitch softball team that I enjoyed watching play every Tuesday and Thursday night during the summer at Veteran's Park. At that time in the early 60s he was the best pitcher in Ann Arbor, regularly leading his team to city and state titles. What is really amazing is that those who saw him pitch in the 50s say that he was even more dominant then, before an injury to his pitching arm caused him to just be "great" rather than unbeatable.

Throughout his career, Bud threw the ball to his brother Lee who was his catcher. Over the years the team sponsorship changed to Bisiegel Orchards, Discount Tire, Lupi & Sons and Old Heidelberg, and players came and went from the team, but the one constant was the pitching/ catching duo of Bud & Lee, along with yours truly up in the stands rooting them on.