Sam Tascona

• BIRTHPLACE St. Boniface, MB

• BORN April 13, 1928

• INDUCTED 1998

Sam Tascona was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba on April 13, 1928. Tascona was involved in baseball for over five decades as a player, coach, or umpire. He was involved with many teams over his long career, including the Kildonan Ranger, the bantam West End Gengals, Norwood, the CUAC (Canadian Ukrainian Athletics Centre) Juniors, the St. Boniface Native Sons, Selkirk, St. James, and St. Vital. Tascona coached midget, junior, senior, and intermediate teams, and he won championships with Precious Blood and Fannystelle. He was the Junior All-Star Coach in 1954, and a tournament team coach in the 1950s and ’60s. Following his time coaching, Tascona umpired for 38 years, conducted clinics, and was umpire-in-chief for two decades. At one point, he was supplying umpires for 107 teams. Tascona was also umpire-in-chief for the 1967 Pan-Am Games, and he officiated in rural tournaments for over 20 years.