Gertrude Dunn
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Gertrude Dunn was an American
baseball
player with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
, the league made famous by the 1992 movie A League Of Their Own
. She played shortstop
on two teams, the Battle Creek Belles
and the South Bend Blue Sox
, and was named "Rookie of the Year" in . She also was an inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame. After leaving the baseball league she attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania
and graduated with the class of 1960.
Dunn was a player on the United States women's national field hockey team
. She also coached field hockey
and was named to the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame
on January 16, 1988.
At the age of 72, on September 29, 2004, Dunn died in Avondale
, Pennsylvania
when the Piper Archer airplane she was solo-piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from New Garden Airport
.
She was posthumously inducted into the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
in Baltimore, Maryland in 2007.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...
, the league made famous by the 1992 movie A League Of Their Own
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell...
. She played shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
on two teams, the Battle Creek Belles
Battle Creek Belles
The Battle Creek Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
and the South Bend Blue Sox
South Bend Blue Sox
The South Bend Blue Sox were a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
, and was named "Rookie of the Year" in . She also was an inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame. After leaving the baseball league she attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about miles west of Philadelphia. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . West Chester was ranked 69th in the Master's Universities ...
and graduated with the class of 1960.
Dunn was a player on the United States women's national field hockey team
United States women's national field hockey team
The United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The women's team, coached by Australia's Lee Bodimeade since 2005, made its first international appearance at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur,...
. She also coached field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and was named to the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame
USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame
The USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame honors the achievements of athletes and/or coaches of USA field hockey teams. The permanent home of USA Field Hockey's hall of fame is located at Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania.-Inductees:...
on January 16, 1988.
At the age of 72, on September 29, 2004, Dunn died in Avondale
Avondale, Pennsylvania
Avondale is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,265 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Avondale is located at ....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
when the Piper Archer airplane she was solo-piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from New Garden Airport
New Garden Airport
New Garden Airport , also known as New Garden Flying Field, is a public airport located in Toughkenamon, Chester County, Pennsylvania...
.
She was posthumously inducted into the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
The US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, located in Baltimore, Maryland, on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, is operated by US Lacrosse...
in Baltimore, Maryland in 2007.