The access road leading to Morley Field near Balboa Park is now officially Joe Schloss Way.
“It means the world that Joe is continued to be remembered by everyone...and he would have loved it,” Barbara Schloss, Joe’s widow told NBC 7.
The street, named after Joe Schloss who coached Little League for more than 50 years, was unveiled Saturday.
Schloss coached for the North Park Little League and by the end of this career had reached legend status. When he passed away last November, naming the street after him was a no-brainer.
"We don't rename streets often,” Councilmember Todd Gloria said. “We usually reserve it for exceptional San Diegans or Americans…and now Joe Schloss.”
Schloss coached and mentored thousands of San Diego Youth during his five decades in the dugout.
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“Joe taught me most everything I know about baseball,” 14-year-old Alec Bennett said. “It was nice to have someone who was so experienced teach me baseball.”
Aside from Little League Joe was also very active in the North Park Lion’s Club, San Diego High School Foundation and he worked with blind children.
“North Park Little league has something to remember [him] by and hey we had Joe Schloss here, the legend, and that's pretty cool to have,” Bennett said.
His widow explained her husband wanted the kids to learn to play baseball properly, to respect each other and the umpires and to just have fun. She remembered how he was always telling the kids to turn their hats around and not wear them backwards. “I’m sure all his players remember that,” she laughed.
“With Joe Schloss Way his memory will never be lost and people for many years to come will know that Joe Schloss was an important San Diegan,” Gloria said.
