Darby Cottle Explained

Darby Cottle Veazey (born September 26, 1961, in Tifton, Georgia) is a two-time All-American softball player and one of only two female athletes to have their number retired at Florida State University.^[1]

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.

She was a member of consecutive AIAW national championship teams in 1981 and 1982, and was named MVP of the 1981 championship tournament.^[2]

Cottle was elected to the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Florida State Retired Numbers/Jerseys . 2008-03-10 . 2000-01-31 . 2008-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080330222448/http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-retired.html . dead .
2. Web site: Softball History . 2008-03-10 . 1998-01-31.
3. Web site: Softball Hall of Fame Members . 2008-03-10 . 2005-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116022110/http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-hall-softball.html . 2009-01-16 .