Rosemary Kathleen Adey, OAM
Born(1933-01-29)29 January 1933
South Australia
Died1 October 2013(2013-10-01) (aged 80)
South Australia
Known forSoftball, Sports Administralion

Rosemary Adey OAM (29 January 1933 – 1 October 2013) was an Australian softball player and sports administrator.

Adey represented both Australia and South Australia in Softball where she was vice-captain of the SA Open Women's Softball Team (1955–56), Captain (1957–60), and coach (1961–63).[1] She was selected in a secondary Australian Squad as captain in 1953 and debuted internationally in 1954 during a test series against New Zealand and was selected in the Australian team to play South Africa in 1960. Her onfield specialisation was at 1st base and she played a crucial role as a powerful batter.[1]

After her playing days, Adey continued to contribute to Softball by acting as Softball SA Treasurer, Vice President and President, Softball Australia-Vice President and President and internationally as International Softball Federation-Vice President.[2] In November 2001, she retired her position on the ISF Board after 51 years of service. Softball Australia named an annually awarded medal, "The Rookie of the Year", in her honour.[3]

Death

She died in Adelaide, South Australia on 1 October 2013, aged 80, following a long illness.[4]

Honours

  • South Australia Sportswoman of the year 1957
  • Softball SA Life Member 1976
  • Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) 1987
  • Softball Australia Life Member 1989
  • Softball Australia Hall of Fame 1991
  • International Softball Federation Hall of Fame 1997
  • Softball SA Hall of Fame 2009

References

  1. 1 2 Profile, softball.org.au; accessed 16 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Profile, isfsoftball.org; accessed 16 December 2013.
  3. ↑ , softball.org.au; accessed 16 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Notice of death of Adey Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, sa.softball.org.au; accessed 16 December 2013.
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