"Father of Air Force Baseball" to be inducted into CDCCA HOF
1/19/2022 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Joe Robison, who led the Air Force baseball program for 14 years between two tenures as head coach, will be inducted into the Colorado Dugout Club Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 22.
Robison, also known as the "Father of Air Force Baseball", won 282 career games manning the Falcon dugout, most in program history. Robison led the 1979 team to a 33-13 record, the highest win total in school history. His 1980 team was 27-9-1 and posted the second-best winning percentage in school history. Robison led the Falcons to eight winning seasons, the most of any coach in AFA history.
Robison led the Falcons into a new era in 1981 as the Falcons joined the Western Athletic Conference. Robison coached five seasons in the WAC and produced the most WAC wins (44) and the most WAC wins per season (8.8) in school history. During his 14 seasons, Robison coached four GTE/CoSIDA academic All-Americans and seven All-WAC performers.
Following his time at the Academy, Robison transitioned into ML scouting for the New York Yankees, where he aided the franchise in eyeing talent that contributed to World Series titles in 1996, 1998, and 1999.
The CDCCA Hall-of-Fame induction is scheduled to take place at the Marriott Denver Tech Center, with the ceremony tentatively to begin at 1 pm MT. Fellow inductees include Brush High School's Don Dillehay, Cherry Creek High School assistant coach/scout Mark Goldsberry, umpire Joe May, Las Animas High School coach Carl Lindauer, Smoky Hill High School coach Keith McElreath, Thunder Ridge High School coach Joe White, umpire Julius Carabello, Denver-area coach Richard Orcutt, Southern Colorado administrator and coach Arnald Swift, former Mesa State coach Byron Wiehe, and Columbine High School coach Chuck Gillman, the father of former Air Force assistant C.J. Gillman.
Robison, also known as the "Father of Air Force Baseball", won 282 career games manning the Falcon dugout, most in program history. Robison led the 1979 team to a 33-13 record, the highest win total in school history. His 1980 team was 27-9-1 and posted the second-best winning percentage in school history. Robison led the Falcons to eight winning seasons, the most of any coach in AFA history.
Robison led the Falcons into a new era in 1981 as the Falcons joined the Western Athletic Conference. Robison coached five seasons in the WAC and produced the most WAC wins (44) and the most WAC wins per season (8.8) in school history. During his 14 seasons, Robison coached four GTE/CoSIDA academic All-Americans and seven All-WAC performers.
Following his time at the Academy, Robison transitioned into ML scouting for the New York Yankees, where he aided the franchise in eyeing talent that contributed to World Series titles in 1996, 1998, and 1999.
The CDCCA Hall-of-Fame induction is scheduled to take place at the Marriott Denver Tech Center, with the ceremony tentatively to begin at 1 pm MT. Fellow inductees include Brush High School's Don Dillehay, Cherry Creek High School assistant coach/scout Mark Goldsberry, umpire Joe May, Las Animas High School coach Carl Lindauer, Smoky Hill High School coach Keith McElreath, Thunder Ridge High School coach Joe White, umpire Julius Carabello, Denver-area coach Richard Orcutt, Southern Colorado administrator and coach Arnald Swift, former Mesa State coach Byron Wiehe, and Columbine High School coach Chuck Gillman, the father of former Air Force assistant C.J. Gillman.
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