Kevin Ham
Inducted in 2014
Raised by a single “Mom” Marie Ham whom he credits as being the “strongest woman he has ever known” because she not only escaped the German occupation of her native France but also battled cancer and raised 4 children
Played football, baseball and basketball at Eastwood High School earning 8 letters
Earned All District and All City honors in football
Earned All District, All City and First Team All State honors in baseball
Bypassed a football scholarship to the University of Nebraska to sign with the California Angels as a 13th round Draft selection in 1993
In 1995, he was selected to the Northwest League All Star Team
In 1997, he hit 15 home runs and drove in 73 runs for the Cedar Rapids Kernels
In 1998, he set the current California League record for outfield assists playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm
In 2002, he earned the Angels “Scout of the Year” award
He served as Player Development and Hitting Coach for the Provo Angels
Worked as Area Scout for North and South Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas and Arkansas
In 2011, he was promoted to Midwest Supervisor of Scouting/Cross Checker for the Angels
In 2017 he began an association with the San Diego Padres in their scouting department
Kevin married his high school sweetheart Jennifer Barron and they have two children Hunter and Amaray
