University Press · Apr 3, 2022
FAU Softball: Honoring former head coach Joan Joyce
Joyce left many landmarks in the sports world, most notably her 1000th win just days before her death.
Joan Joyce at the softball stadium. Photo courtesy of FAU Athletics.Joan Joyce died last month just eight days after earning her 1000th win. Many people involved in athletics and across the country were quick to share their condolences for Joyce’s friends and family.
According to interim head coach Chan Walker, Joyce stopped talking on Friday, March 25 in her home before dying the next day.
Memories of Joyce off the field
Walker has been with the program for all 28 seasons and considered Joyce to be a mother figure.
“I was her child,” Walker said. “She didn’t have any kids, I was her daughter.”