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Post by sader81 on Mar 28, 2022 6:14:06 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 28, 2022 6:30:42 GMT -5
May her soul rest in peace.
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Post by alum on Mar 28, 2022 6:58:44 GMT -5
The pride of Waterbury. I remember as a kid that the Courant (probably employing 15 sportswriters at the time) covered her team, the Connecticut Falcons on a daily basis. The story was almost always the same. The Falcons won, she had some hits, maybe a home run, and struck out everybody. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 28, 2022 8:54:45 GMT -5
For some reason, I seem to recall that she played for the Raybesto's Brakettes. I think that is right. May she rest in peace-what an athlete she was.
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Post by sader81 on Mar 28, 2022 9:04:31 GMT -5
Her exploits were truly amazing. People still talk about her striking out Ted Williams before 10,000 at a Jimmy Fund event in Waterbury when she was 20. But also, she became a pro golfer at 38; she is in the CT women's volleyball HOF, and she was a sensational basketball player before women's hoop was even on the radar screen. She could excel at any sport. I had met her a few times at events, always cordial.
Her brother was my postman for years - great guy, great family.
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Post by sader81 on Mar 28, 2022 9:07:14 GMT -5
For some reason, I seem to recall that she played for the Raybesto's Brakettes. I think that is right. May she rest in peace-what an athlete she was. She did - that and a few other softball teams. Raybestos was one of the early sponsors of both men's and women's softball teams - always had world class players. |
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Post by timholycross on Mar 28, 2022 13:01:17 GMT -5
Didn't Ralph Raymond have something to do with both the Brakettes and HC at various times?
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 28, 2022 14:25:12 GMT -5
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 28, 2022 14:49:18 GMT -5
Raymond was indeed the freshman baseball team coach at HC in the spring of 1970 (during my brief stint with the team before Kent St killing ended the season)
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Post by timholycross on Mar 29, 2022 15:29:11 GMT -5
Raymond was indeed the freshman baseball team coach at HC in the spring of 1970 (during my brief stint with the team before Kent St killing ended the season) Thanks. Thought that might be the same guy! Bet you played more baseball than I played soccer. Had a rather short career, a minute of varsity action. Moonlight Graham! |
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Post by lou on Mar 30, 2022 7:07:48 GMT -5
NYTimes: Joan Joyce, Dominant in Women’s Softball, Is Dead at 81 Joan Joyce, Dominant in Women’s Softball, Is Dead at 81 nyti.ms/3uFO9eO |
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Post by mm67 on Mar 30, 2022 8:23:58 GMT -5
She was amazing. As a kid I almost certainly watched her pitch for Raybestos up in Connecticut. She was unhittable. She reminds me of the legendary Babe Didrikson Zaharias, another multi-sport star.
Did anyone watch the Oscar winning short documentary " The Queen of Basketball"? (21 min)The film describes the exploits of the late Lusia "Lucy" Harris. She was wonderful. Available on the NY Times online.
As in many areas of life, too often great women have been overlooked. Hopefully, this is changing in the present environment.
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