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GASTONIA – Local softball standout Rusty Bumgardner continues to receive honors.

A 1987 Kings Mountain High graduate who now lives in Gastonia, Bumgardner has been inducted into the fourth and fifth Hall of Fame of his career in recent months.

In September, he was a part of the inaugural World Sports League (WSL) Hall of Fame in Panama City Beach, Fla. And in December, he was inducted into the Independent Sports Association (ISA) Hall of Fame in Reno, Nev.

Already a member of the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame (2005), national United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Hall of Fame (2006) and N.C. USSSA Hall of Fame (2012), Bumgardner also is a former Gazette Home Run Derby champion.

Bumgardner started his softball career shortly after completing a professional baseball career (he was the first U.S. signee of the Miami Marlins), which began  after he played

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Rusty Bumgardner from Gastonia, NC has been inducted into the USSSA Hall of Fame in the Male Player Category.

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A two-time All-Gazette football player (1985, 1986) and a baseball standout at Kings Mountain, Bumgardner was an 24-time major World Series champion, an 18-time all-year team selection, a seven-time major World Series most valuable player and three-time Team USA member among other honors.

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A two-time All-Gazette football player (, ) and a baseball standout at Kings Mountain, Bumgardner was an time major World Series champion, an time all-year team selection, a seven-time major World Series most valuable player and three-time Team USA member among other honors.

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Between , Rusty Bumgardner played for some of the top Men’s Slow Pitch teams in the country.

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