Dot Wilkinson
Dorothy Elsie Wilkinson (October 9, 1921 – March 18, 2023) was an American softball player and bowler, who is a member of the halls of fame in both sports.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Dorothy Elsie Wilkinson | |
| Born | October 9, 1921 South Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Died | March 18, 2023 (aged 101) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Sport | ||
| Sport | Softball, ten-pin bowling
| |
Life and career
Wilkinson played softball from 1933 to 1965, helping her team, the Phoenix 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.
Wilkinson 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.
Wilkinson occasionally attended high school, college and tournament softball games in Arizona, where she and some of her former teammates were honored frequently. The Arizona Republic newspaper chose her at number eight among Arizona's all-time greatest athletes in 1999.
As of April 2020, Wilkinson was the oldest living member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. She turned 100 in October 2021, and died in Phoenix on March 18, 2023, at the age of 101.
Honours
| Association | Year | results |
|---|---|---|
| National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum | 1970 | Honoured |
| International Bowling Hall of Fame | 1990 | Honoured |
| Arizona Sports Hall of Fame | 1975 | Honoured |
References
Further reading
- Ames, Lynn Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story (Chicago Review Press, 2023)
- Purcell, Laura A. The Queens and the Ramblers: Women's Championship Softball in Phoenix, 1932–1965 (Arizona State University: Dissertation)
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