About Nancy DeShone
Lived 1932 – 2007 (aged 75). Nancy DeShone was a baseball player.
Nancy DeShone [Rockwell / Dinehart] (March 22, 1932 – October 6, 2007) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 3", 120 lb., she batted and threw left handed.
Born in Elkhart, Indiana, Nancy DeShone attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Indiana, where she earned a number of ribbons while participating in the school sports for girls.
A strong-armed, left-handed pitcher, she hurled for the Miles Laboratories club in a fastpitch softball factory league, leading Miles to a championship title in South Bend, Indiana. While pitching in a championship game, she was approached by an All American League scout and was drafted in 1948.
In between, Nancy remained interested in baseball and coached women's softball, Little League Baseball, and tee-ball for children aged 4 to 8 over the years.
Nancy DeShone died in 2007 in South Bend, Indiana, at the age of 75.
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baseball player (1932-2007)
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Nancy DeShone was born on 22 March 1932 in Elkhart.
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Nancy DeShone died on 6 October 2007 in South Bend.
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Nancy DeShone was a baseball player.
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