Herb Hess

By 2006, Herb Hess had scouted the National Baseball Congress World Series for 45 years for three different teams – 8 years with Pittsburgh, 15 with Cincinnati and 22 Cleveland.

Hess was NBC Scout of the Year three times (1998, 2004 and 2005). He staged camps and clinics that drew thousands.  

Before becoming a scout, Hess played semi-pro ball in Texas and Arkansas and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. 

He played and coached in the Victory League and made Wichita his home until his death in 2008 at the age of 85.