Dot Wilkinson
Encyclopedia
Dot Wilkinson is an American
former softball
player and bowler
who is a member of the halls of fame of both sports.
Wilkinson played softball from 1933 to 1965, helping her team, the Ramblers, to the national title in 1940, 1948, and 1949. She was an All-American nineteen seasons as an amateur softball player. Among her feats, she batted an average of .455 in 1954, .450 in 1955, and .387 on the Ramblers championship runner up year of 1957.
As a professional bowler, she won the Women's International Bowling Queen's Tournament (a bowling triple crown event) in 1962, and the WIBC
singles in 1963.
She was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1970, her first year of eligibility. She was inducted into the International Bowling Hall of Fame
twenty years later, in 1990.
Ms. Wilkinson occasionally attends high school, college and tournament softball games in Arizona
, where she and some of her former teammates are honored frequently. The Arizona Republic
newspaper chose her at number eight among Arizona's all time greatest athletes in 1999.
United States
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former softball
Softball
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 bowler
Bowler (ten-pin)
A bowler is someone participating in the sport of bowling, either as an amateur or professional. In American ten-pin bowling, a bowler is most commonly a member of a team of three to six people...
who is a member of the halls of fame of both sports.
Wilkinson played softball from 1933 to 1965, helping her team, the Ramblers, to the national title in 1940, 1948, and 1949. She was an All-American nineteen seasons as an amateur softball player. Among her feats, she batted an average of .455 in 1954, .450 in 1955, and .387 on the Ramblers championship runner up year of 1957.
As a professional bowler, she won the Women's International Bowling Queen's Tournament (a bowling triple crown event) in 1962, and the WIBC
Women's International Bowling Congress
The Women's International Bowling Congress was an organization for women bowlers formed in 1916 as a counterpart to the American Bowling Congress ....
singles in 1963.
She was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1970, her first year of eligibility. She was inducted into the International Bowling Hall of Fame
International Bowling Hall of Fame
The World Bowling Writers International Bowling Hall of Fame was established in 1993 and is located in the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, on the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas.-Criteria for election:...
twenty years later, in 1990.
Ms. Wilkinson occasionally attends high school, college and tournament softball games in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, where she and some of her former teammates are honored frequently. The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...
newspaper chose her at number eight among Arizona's all time greatest athletes in 1999.
Further reading
- Purcell, Laura A. The Queens and the Ramblers: Women's Championship Softball in Phoenix, 1932-1965 (Arizona State University: Dissertation)