Bob Kallstrom was a hard hitting first baseman who captained Westfield State to its finest season, a 32-8 record during his senior year in 1975. 

Kallstrom was an all conference selection in 1973, 1974 and 1975 and formerly held New England records for home runs in a season (9) and career (20). 

He still holds the Westfield State record for career runs batted in with 113, and finished with a career batting average of .342. During his senior year when the Owls placed second in the NCAA Regional Tournament, Kallstrom led the team with 41 runs batted in, nine homers and five triples, and was voted Westfield State's Most Valuable Player by his teammates. 

Kallstrom also was a member of the Westfield State basketball team for two years and was the leading scorer of the freshman team in 1972, scoring 391 points for a 19.6 points per game average. 

The East Walpole native played for Holyoke in the Tri County League in 1975 and was named the league's MVP. He played for Bridgewater in the semi-pro Cranberry League from 1977-80 before moving to Florida in 1981. 

The 1976 Westfield State graduate is currently the director of corporate services operations for Racal-Datacom, a manufacturer of communications equipment. 

Kallstrom resides in Davie, Florida, with his wife, Marsha Ann, and children Eric and Kimberly. For the past five years he has coached youth league baseball and soccer and is an avid golfer.