Lizabeth Gayle Blevins was born on c 1953 and is an American former college softball coach.
15 Facts About Gayle Blevins
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Gayle Blevins was the head coach at Indiana University Bloomington from 1980 to 1987 and at the University of Iowa from 1988 to 2010.
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Gayle Blevins attended Wilbur Wright High School and graduated from the University of Dayton in 1973.
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Gayle Blevins was the head softball coach at Indiana University from 1980 to 1987.
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Gayle Blevins led the Hoosiers to Big Ten Conference softball titles in 1980,1983 and 1986.
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Gayle Blevins had two 45-win seasons in 1982 and 1986 and a 47-win season in 1984.
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In July 1987, Gayle Blevins accepted the head coaching job at the University of Iowa.
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Gayle Blevins was the head softball coach at Iowa for 23 years from 1988 to 2010.
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Gayle Blevins won 40 or more games in 13 of her 23 years at Iowa, including a career-high 53 wins in 1991,52 wins in 1997 and 50 wins in 2005.
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Gayle Blevins led the Hawkeyes to 16 NCAA tournaments, four Women's College World Series appearances, five Big Ten regular season championships, and two Big Ten Tournament titles.
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In 31 years as a head coach, Gayle Blevins compiled a record of 1,245 wins, 588 losses and 5 ties.
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At the time of her retirement, Gayle Blevins was the second-winningest softball coach in NCAA Division I history.
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Gayle Blevins never had a losing season at Iowa or Indiana.
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Gayle Blevins was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Gayle Blevins was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.