Dick Yohn
Softball, Fastpitch-Mens (2008)
Hall of Fame Inductees
Softball (fastpitch) (2003)
In 37 years of athletics, in particular fastpitch softball, Dick Yohn established himself among Tacoma’s best-ever pitchers. He was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame and Seattle Metro Hall of Fame, both in 1985. Dick was the leading pitcher and MVP in numerous tournaments and competed 21 years in the Northwest Regionals, five with Tacoma teams like Irwin Jones and Spring Air, and 16 with Seattle teams like Federal Old Line, Pay n' Pak and Peterbilt.
A graduate of Stadium High in 1956, Dick began pitching while in high school in the Church League and quickly advanced to the City League ranks. He played five years at Tacoma's highest level with Spring Air, Wood Realty and Irwin-Jones. His first All-Star recognition came in 1955, the year before he graduated from Stadium High, while pitching for Wood Realty in the Tacoma Invitational. The other two pitchers named were Jack Hutchinson, a longtime left-handed star from Portland, and the legendary Bob Fesler of Seattle.
Dick concluded his career in Shelton in 1986 before moving to Hawaii where he currently resides. “I wouldn’t trade my early years in Tacoma for anything,” he writes from the islands.