Kevin Herlihy

Kevin Francis Herlihy, who lived from 19 August 1947 to 5 July 2006, was a New Zealand softball player born in Wellington. A pitcher, he played for the New Zealand national softball team between 1966 and 1984 and was named New Zealand softballer of the year on three occasions. He was a member of the New Zealand team at six Men's Softball World Championships, winning the title in 1976, when New Zealand finished first equal with Canada, and again in 1984. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1985 New Year Honours for services to softball and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.