Joan Joyce was the softball coach at Florida Atlantic, for 28 years until her death in 2022.
17 Facts About Joan Joyce
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Joan Joyce previously was a softball player for the Raybestos Brakettes and the Orange Lionettes.
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Joan Joyce had set records on the LPGA Tour as a golfer and on the USA women's national basketball team, and was a player and coach for the Connecticut Clippers volleyball team.
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Joan Joyce's pitches were extremely fast at over 70 miles per hour.
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Joan Joyce pitched 150 no-hitters and 50 perfect games, with a lifetime earned run average of 0.09.
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Joan Joyce was co-founder of the Women's Professional Softball League in 1976 and the coach and part owner of the Connecticut Falcons team, which won the Championship all four years of the league's history.
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Joan Joyce was a coach at Florida Atlantic University, having coached softball since 1994 and women's golf since 1996.
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Joan Joyce was named Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year in 1995,1997,1999,2000, and 2002, Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, and Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2018.
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On March 18,2022, Joan Joyce earned her 1,000th career win as a head coach, becoming the 27th NCAA Division I softball coach to reach the milestone.
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Joan Joyce holds the record for lowest number of putts in a single LPGA round, set at the 1982 Lady Michelob.
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Joan Joyce served as player and coach in the United States Volleyball Association with the Connecticut Clippers.
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Joan Joyce competed in four national tournaments, and was named to the All-East Regional team.
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Joan Joyce played on the USA women's national basketball team in 1964 and 1965, setting a national tournament single game scoring record in 1964 with 67 points.
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Joan Joyce was a four-time Women's Basketball Association All-American, and a three-time Amateur Athletic Union All-America player.
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Joan Joyce was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 1983.
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Joan Joyce was inducted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Joan Joyce died on March 26,2022 in Boca Raton, Florida.