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OSWEGO â Mike McCrobie believed his career on the diamond was over when he was cut from his junior varsity baseball team as a high school freshman.
But now at age 64, the former Oswego High School softball coach remains active in a menâs slow-pitch league and is celebrating his first summer as a member of the NYS High School Softball Hall of Fame.
McCrobie was selected by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports and recently enshrined as a coach and contributor in the Class of 2020. The ceremony was held earlier this summer at the Mudville Softball Complex in Herkimer after last yearâs event was postponed due to COVID-19.
OSWEGO â It is with deep, and heavy sadness that we announce the passing of Robert E. âBeaverâ McCrobie, 90, of Oswego, New York. Beaver passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.
He was born in Oswego, New York, to the late Roy and Jessie McCrobie (Schurr). On Oct. 5, 1957, he married the former Joan L. Hansel.
Beaver was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1950 to 1954.
He worked with the United States Postal Service as a Rural Letter Carrier until his retirement in 1988.
He lived life to its fullest. Some of his biggest joys were traveling anywhere and anytime with his beloved wife, visiting with his grandchildren and cheering for the Syracuse University Basketball and Football teams. He had a deep love for the game of baseball, where he excelled as a well-known pitcher along with his brother Mike, both standouts with the Geneseeâs in the NYS State League. He was scouted and offered a contract by the Balt
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