Connie Claussen is an American former softball player and professor of physical education at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Biography
Claussen received her early education from
Omaha Benson High School.
She obtained a
bachelor's degree from
Omaha University
The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally kno ...
and a
master's degree from
Adams State College
Adams State University is a public university in Alamosa, Colorado. The university's Adams State Grizzlies athletic teams compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
History
Adams State was founded in 1921 as a teacher's college. Billy ...
.
Between 1963 and 1998, Claussen was a professor of
physical education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
In 1979, as a manager of the
United States women's national softball team, her team won the gold medal at the
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
.
University of Nebraska at Omaha softball complex is named after her.
She is considered a softball pioneer.
Recognition
* Charles Mancuso Award
* National Fast Pitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
* Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame
* UNO Athletic Hall of Fame
* Omaha Softball Association Hall of Fame
* Omaha Sports Hall of Fame
References
Living people
American softball players
University of Nebraska Omaha alumni
University of Nebraska Omaha faculty
Adams State University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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