Connie Claussen


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 Magnet|Omaha Benson High School]. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Omaha University and a master's degree from Adams State College.
Between 1963 and 1998, Claussen was a professor of physical education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She retired as the associate athletic director of women’s athletics at UNO on June 1, 1998.
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.
University of Nebraska at Omaha softball complex is named after her. She is considered a softball pioneer.

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