| John Mckinley was inducted into the USSSA Hall of Fame in the Umpire Category. John's Umpire career started with the USSSA in 1968, and in 1971 he was appointed as the Umpire-In-Chief for Concord, California. In 1979 John was selected to serve as the USSSA Division Umpire-In-Chief for the Western Division. He conducted over 150 USSSA umpire clinics and has attended every USSSA convention umpire clinic for the past 21 years. He is one of the only four umpires to have officiated in the USSSSA Men's Major World Series and also the Women's "A" World Series. Serving on the USSSA National playing rules committee for the past 17 years, in 1989 he co-authored the first USSSA Umpire's Mechanics Manual. Mr. Mckinley received the USSSA National Umpire-In-Chief's Award at the National Convention in 1984 in El Paso, Texas. |