For those who haven’t heard the news, Long time APBA legend and Hall of Famer Roy Langhans had passed at the end of 2024. Roy was one of those men that seemed to touch a lot of APBA fans’ lives.
Jim Fraasch of Jim’s APBA Barn wrote a very touching piece on Roy giving him his due. It was a long time coming from somebody. Thank you, Jim.
Jim writes:
For many who knew Roy Langhans, you came to expect Roy to always be around. Because he was everywhere, with everyone, at one time or another.
After reading that, I went back to check my photographs of the 2002 APBA Convention. Sure enough, there was Roy in about half of them. My memory is sketchy from that convention but I do remember Roy as a sharp wit yet quiet and unassuming.
Jim’s article on Roy Langhans is full of stories, APBA-laden anecdotes and photographs of Roy. Well worth the read.
The world is a lesser place without Roy but from I can see, we still have our memories of him.
Him and Pops…..2 good ones gone.