Darby Cottle Veazey is a two-time All-American softball

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Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

 player and the only female athlete to have her number retired at Florida State University

Florida State University

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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

United States Olympic Committee

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She was a member of consecutive AIAW national championship teams in 1981 and 1982, and was named MVP of the 1981 championship tournament.

Cottle was elected to the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.