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Retired softball coach Pat Willis, who was inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022, passed away June 11, the school said. She was 82.
Willis retired in 2006 after 27 years at the helm. Her softball teams recorded 600 victories and posted three 30-win seasons.
Willis also was a Rutgers women's basketball assistant coach for five seasons under Theresa Grentz, contributing to the program's national championship in 1982.
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Top softball players for Willis included 1998 Big East Player of the Year Angie Catalano and 1993 All-American Carla Camino. Fifty all-conference honorees and about 30 all-region selections played for Willis.
Willis attended Julia Richman High School in Manhattan and Troy University. She worked as a physical education teacher at Sayreville High School before moving to Rutgers.
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This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Pat Willis, softball coach in Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame, has died
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Willis retired in 2006 after 27 years at the helm. Her softball teams recorded 600 victories and posted three 30-win seasons.
Willis also was a Rutgers women's basketball assistant coach for five seasons under Theresa Grentz, contributing to the program's national championship in 1982.
An inside look at Rutgers hosting Senegal as a World Cup base camp
Top softball players for Willis included 1998 Big East Player of the Year Angie Catalano and 1993 All-American Carla Camino. Fifty all-conference honorees and about 30 all-region selections played for Willis.
Willis attended Julia Richman High School in Manhattan and Troy University. She worked as a physical education teacher at Sayreville High School before moving to Rutgers.
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This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Pat Willis, softball coach in Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame, has died
Continue reading...
