Kane County has some inductees in the International Softball Hall of Fame.

The Daniel D. Dolan family of Aurora were among the 2016 inductees at the International Softball Congress, held Aug. 14 in South Bend, IN.

The family won the Bob Welby Memorial Recognition of Service Award, a kind of lifetime achievement that recognizes contribution and achievement over a number of years.

The ISC program lists Dolan’s history as a lifelong Auroran who formed Dolan & Murphy in 1965, a family real estate business that continues today. In 1982, the Creative DJs, a city league team in Aurora, was seeking support, and Dolan & Murphy agreed to sponsor the team and so entered the world of fast-pitch softball.

Five years later, Robin Reder, a member of the Aurora Home Savings & Loan team that won the 1908 ISC tournament in Tempe, AZ, was managing a local team with aspirations of representing Aurora at the ISC. Dolan & Murphy agreed to serve as a sponsor — a relationship that exists today. Fastpitch was very competitive in Illinois in the 1980s, and it took five years before Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks won the local qualifier in 1992 and traveled to Salt Lake City, UT, for their first ISC World Tournament.

The team didn’t qualify in 1993, but in 1994 re-qualified and has competed in every ISC tournament since then.

The entire Dolan family, including patriarch Daniel D. and his sons Dan T., Brian, Ryan and daughter Karen have enthusiastically supported the Dolan & Murphy fastpitch team. The team sponsorship is one of numerous civic activities, including food pantries, in which the family is involved.

2016 Induction Ceremony

The ISC Hall of Fame Class of 2016 induction continues the tradition of recognizing the “best of the best” of ISC participants. The 2016 roster of six new inductees was honored in fashion similar to previous recognition ceremonies that have been hosted annually since the initail presentation in 1965. This year’s event is took place Aug. 14, 2016, at the Isle Casino and Hotel in Bettendorf, IL, as part of the 2016 ISC World Tournament hosted in the Quad Cities.

The four players inducted in the ISC Hall of Fame this year were Todd Martin of Ontario, Canada, Jarrad Martin of New Zealand, Thomas Makea of New Zealand and Robert “Chubb” Tangaroa of New Zealand.

Tom Boyd of New Tripoli, PA, was inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame in the umpire category.

SOURCE: ISC Hall of Hall website