Bill Massey (softball)

William Massey, who lived from 10 September 1936 to 2 July 2020, was a New Zealand softball pitcher, coach and umpire. Playing for the Railways club in the Hutt Valley, he pitched his team to six national interclub titles between 1958 and 1967 and won eight national interprovincial titles representing Hutt Valley, and he was known as the man with the golden arm. He represented New Zealand at the first two men's world championship tournaments, in Mexico City in 1966 and Oklahoma City in 1968, with his team placing third in 1966. After retiring as a player he coached the Railways club, mentored the women's pitcher Gina Weber and became a leading softball umpire.