Ron Toews

• BIRTHPLACE Plum Coulee, MB

• BORN January 30, 1945

• INDUCTED 2013

Ron Toews was born in Plum Coulee, Manitoba on January 30, 1945. Toews was an impressive pitcher and shortstop. He began playing in Plum Coulee at the age of 12, and he spent much of his early career playing for his hometown. Toews was recruited by Winkler in 1962 and ’63 to play in the Manitoba Juvenile Provincials, where they won the championship. He was a member of the Plum Coulee senior team from 1960-64, and in 1966. In 1963, this team won the local senior league. The next year, he joined the Brandon Cloverleafs as a pitcher and shortstop before returning to Plum Coulee for the 1966 season. Toews went on to win the Manitoba Senior Baseball League (MSBL) Championship with the Brandon Cloverleafs in the following two seasons. In 1970, he pitched with the Ste. Agathe Bisons for the Canada Nationals. Following this tournament, he went on to coach at the Greendell Community Club from 1986-96. Toews’ teams won the Bonvital Championship in 1986, ’87, ’89, ’90, and ’95. He later served as a Greendell Community Club executive from 1997-98. Toews was previously inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, the Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame, and the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame (as part of his family).