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California Athletics Hall of Fame

Joan Parker

Joan Parker

  • Class
    1963
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Administration

Served as a Cal coach, faculty member and athletic administrator ... played basketball, badminton and tennis as an undergraduate, earning a B.A. from Cal in 1963 and M.A. in 1966 ... served as president of the Women’s C Society ...  coached for 13 years in the sports of women’s basketball, softball, tennis, badminton and volleyball ... won conference titles in volleyball and tennis ... had a .797 winner percentage in tennis ... only Cal coach to win conference championships and qualify for the national championships in two sports (tennis, volleyball) ... served as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education for 13 years and was tenured at the age of 28 ... was Assistant AD in the Women’s Athletic Department from 1978-83 and Associate AD from 1984-91 ... appointed Executive Director of Bear Backers from 1992 until retirement in 2001 ... received a Lifetime Achievement Award from NACWAA in 2006 ... member of the CAA Board of Directors from 2001-05 ... the National Athletic Fund Raiser of the Year in 1992 ... served on the AIAW Executive Board for two years.

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