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Joan Joyce

Chronology

1940	Born August 1 in Waterbury, Connecticut
1956	Joins the Raybestos Brakettes
1958	Pitches a no-hitter for the National Fast Pitch Softball Championship
1962	Joins the Orange (California) Lionettes while attending Chapman College
1967	Re-joins the Raybestos Brakettes
1974	Leads the Raybestos Brakettes to a world championship title, the first for a United States team
1975	Retires from the Raybestos Brakettes
1976	Co-founds the International Women's Professional Softball Association, which lasts four seasons
1977	Qualifies for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
1994	Becomes first women's softball coach at Florida Atlantic University
1996	Becomes women's golf coach and senior women's administrator at Florida Atlantic University