- Darby Cottle
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Darby Cottle Veazey (born September 26, 1961 in Tifton, Georgia) is a two-time All-American softball player and the only female athlete to have her number retired at Florida State University.[1]
In her career, Cottle earned some of the highest honors ever given to a female athlete at FSU. In 1982, she was named as recipient of the prestigious Broderick Award for slow-pitch softball. Cottle was later named the "Amateur Softball Player of the Year for Slow-Pitch Softball" by the United States Olympic Committee.
She was a member of consecutive AIAW national championship teams in 1981 and 1982, and was named MVP of the 1981 championship tournament.[2]
Cottle was elected to the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.[3]
References
- ^ "Florida State Retired Numbers/Jerseys". 2000-01-31. http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-retired.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Softball History". 1998-01-31. http://www.angelfire.com/sd/slopitch/fast.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Softball Hall of Fame Members". 2005-01-31. http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-hall-softball.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
Categories:- American softball players
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Florida State Seminoles softball players
- American sportspeople stubs
- Softball biography stubs
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