Richard Hilton has been a Manager with EMNLL since 1966, and managed our 1983 World Series Championship Team. Mr. Hilton continues to manage the Major League Angels at EMNLL, as well as serving on the EMNLL Board of Directors. In 2000, he received Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Cobb County Parks & Recreation and Cultural Affairs Departments, respectively, and was named Volunteer of the Year by the National Little League organization. Most recently, Coach Hilton led our 2004 9-10 Year Old All Star team to a District 2 Championship and the State semi-finals.

Harold Brannen has been involved with Little League baseball for more than twenty years. He manages the Major League Braves at EMNLL and is also a Little League umpire. Most recently, Coach Brannen led our 2005 Little League (11-12) All Star team to a District 2 Championship and the State semi-finals.

Len Cheek (deceased), manager of the EMNLL Major League Giants until his retirement from coaching in 2004, had coached at EMNLL since 1977. Coach Cheek led his Giants to both regular season and League Tournament championships in his final season.

Bob Crutchley has been involved in Little League Baseball since 1965 and provided many years of faithful service to East Marietta National Little League. In 1994, he was named Volunteer of the Year by the National Little League organization. Mr. Crutchley is a past President of the EMNLL Board of Directors and is currently an Assistant District Administrator for Georgia Little League District 2.

Richard Barney retired as a coach of the Major League Angels in Fall 2005. He had coached at EMNLL since 1969.

Shirley Bahner retired from the EMNLL Board of Directors in 2005, after having served as the Board's Secretary for many years. Shirley also put in countless hours of volunteer duty for our program and was responsible for organizing our traditional Opening Day parade.

George Kell (deceased) served as Groundskeeper for EMNLL from 1980 until 2004.