Judith Fay Garman was born on March 27,1944 and is an American former college softball coach.
16 Facts About Judi Garman
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Judi Garman was the head softball coach at Cal State Fullerton from 1980 to 1999 and led Fullerton to the 1986 Women's College World Series championship.
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When Garman retired in 1999, she was the most successful coach in college softball history.
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Judi Garman was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Mennonite minister.
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Judi Garman graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1966 and played for two years on the Canadian women's national softball team.
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Judi Garman later moved to California and received a master's degree from UC Santa Barbara in 1970.
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Judi Garman began her head coaching career at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California.
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From 1972 to 1979, Judi Garman led the Golden West Rustlers to a record of 211 wins and 40 losses, and won four consecutive national junior college championships from 1975 to 1978.
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In July 1979, Judi Garman was hired as the first softball coach at California State University, Fullerton.
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Judi Garman led Cal State Fullerton to the Women's College World Series championship in 1986.
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Judi Garman led the Titans to four earlier trips to the College World Series, resulting in two second-place and two third-place finishes.
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Judi Garman retired as Fullerton's softball coach after the 1999 season.
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Judi Garman was only 55 years old at the time of her retirement and told the Orange County Register that the breast cancer death of her close friend Vicky Larson, a former coach and girls athletic director at Loara High School, was a major factor in her decision.
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Judi Garman returned to coaching in 2001 as the head coach of the Italian national softball team.
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Judi Garman led Italy to the European Championship and a fifth-place finish at the 2002 ISF Women's World Championship.
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Judi Garman was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1993.