Floyd Salter

Elected : USSSA National Hall of Fame: November 1978, Orlando, FL.
Inducted : November 1979, New Orleans, LA.

Floyd Salter, the man most credited with writing the USSSA Softball Rule Book, was the first person inducted into the USSSA National Hall of Fame. He was inducted in the Umpire Category.

A native of Rochester, New York, Floyd was appointed as USSSA National Umpire-in-Chief in 1970. Floyd established the National Umpire's Clinic that is held annually in each division. He has traveled to numerous states and countries, including the Soviet Union in 1990, conducting umpire clinics and promoting the USSSA Umpire's Program. Under Floyd's direction, umpire registrations increased from 1,000 to 10,000. His efforts have produced many benefits that are enjoyed by umpires serving in the program today. In 1978 Floyd earned the USSSA Executive Board President's Award, the same year he was the first person elected into the USSSA Hall of Fame.

As Umpire-in-Chief, Floyd handled the administrative duties for the National Umpire's program. Each year he personally supervised the umpire assigned to the World Series and was seen many times umpiring the final World Series Game. Floyd moved to Virginia in 1985 and was a full time employee at the National Headquarters. Prior to Floyd leaving Rochester, he could be seen umpiring the Red Wings home games. Floyd, serving as Chairman, was a key member of the Playing Rules Committee. He served on the Executive Board of the USSSA for 30 years. Floyd also served as the Chairman of the Equipment Performance and Safety Standards Committee and was solely responsible for the testing of all softballs and softball bats prior to their approval for use in the USSSA Program. In addition to these duties, Floyd was a member of the Hall of Fame Nominating Committee and was responsible for keeping records and stats for all players in the Men's and Women's programs for their consideration as future nominees in to the Hall of Fame.

Floyd has also been elected into the South Carolina and Michigan State Hall of Fames.