Art Brusa

Brusa was the name of youth sports in Gonzales. He organized youth baseball, basketball and football leagues in the early 1940s and remained involved until the late 1980s. He not only formed the Gonzales Midget League (ages 4-10), he built the ballpark and was the designated pitcher for nearly 20 years. He also helped start the Gonzales Booster Club Basketball Tournament for adults, the longest-running event of its kind in the state.