Chicago Pitcher, 65, James Brummund

May 1, 2014

James R. Brummund, a pitcher for the Chicago Classic Bobcats, died on March 14 at age 65. Brummund is survived by his wife, Connie; children, Kelly (Tim) Daly, Danny and future granddaughter, Jaycee James Daly.

He attended Arizona State University on a baseball scholarship, and was an Augustana College graduate. He graduated from Northern Illinois University Law School.

He created and coached the successful Joliet J ‘s girls softball team for numerous years. He was an assistant softball coach at Joliet Township where he helped coach the 2000 girls state softball championship team.

He was an assistant coach for the varsity softball team at Joliet West.

He played senior softball throughout the country and Joliet Park District softball.