Acknowledgments

Many, many thanks to Carol Spanks and Shirley Topley for putting together two huge scrapbooks on the 1976 Lionettes. Each scrapbook was 20x25 inches and together 3-1/2 inches thick. And were they heavy. Almost all the information about the 1976 Lionettes (photos, news articles, programs) on this website and the other teams 1976 programs found on the IWPS website are from their scrapbooks.

Special thanks to Stormy Irwin for letting me use the scrapbooks. Stormy, editor of the Women in Sports/Softball newsletter (1957-1978), is keeper of the scrapbooks and takes her responsibility of preserving the history of the Lionettes seriously. How she became keeper of the scrapbooks makes for an interesting story. To read this story, click here.

Many, many thanks to Jackie Ledbetter, my very good friend and fellow catcher. Jackie played for the Lionettes in 1977 and the Connecticut Falcons in 1978 and 1979. Jackie was a darn good catcher with a rocket arm and smooth swing. And she was left-handed to boot. Her news articles and photos from her time with the Lionettes are now part of this website.

Many, many thanks to Janice Zimmerman, my good friend and fellow catcher. Although Janice did not play for the Lionettes she did inherit Charlotte Graham's collection of news articles, programs and photos of her playing days with the Lionettes. When Janice heard about the website, she sent me Charlotte's collection. Char's collection is now part of this website.