Lynn Adams

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Lynn Adams
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born1958 (age 63–64)
Sport
SportRacquetball
Coached byJim Carson
Retired1991
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (1981-82, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1989-90)

Lynn Adams is a retired American racquetball player. A native of California, Adams was one of the dominant players in the 1980s, as she was ranked #1 or #2 every pro season between 1980 and 1991.

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Adams was attending Orange Coast College, and a middle distance track athlete, when she first tried racquetball at age 19. [1] Shortly after beginning to play, she met Jim Carson, who became her coach and stayed with her throughout her career. [2]

Professional career

In the first half of the 1980s, Adams had a fierce rivalry with Heather McKay [3] that helped to establish the women's pro racquetball tour. [4]

Adams was the dominant women's professional racquetball player after McKay moved back to her native Australia in 1985, and was undefeated in the 1985-86 season. [5] She finished as the #1 player on the women's pro tour at the end of six seasons during the 1980s. She was Player of the Year eight times (1982–88, 1990) and won the women's pro Nationals six times (1982, 1983, 1985–88). [6]

Personal

Adams's relationship with Carson developed into a romantic one and they married in 1982, but that only lasted to 1986, yet they were able to continue working together as player and coach. Their relationship remained positive evidenced by Carson being in the wedding party for Adams's second marriage to Rich Clay in 1990. [7] [8]

Adams had serious health concerns beginning in December 1987, which was when she began having symptoms of multiple sclerosis that eventually led to her retirement in 1991. [9]

After retiring, Adams was on the staff of America's Most Wanted Racquetball Camps, [10] and co-authored an instructional racquetball book with Erwin Goldbloom. [11]

Honors

Adams was inducted into the USA Racquetball Hall of Fame in 1997. [12] She was later inducted into the World Racquetball Hall of Fame in 2017 for her dominance in outdoor sports. [13] She is also in the Orange Coast College Alumni Hall of Fame. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Racquetball: Sept/Oct '01 Feature, Adams".
  2. ↑ "RECREATION / RACQUETBALL : It's Been a Match Made and Sustained on Court : Jim Carson has coached Lynn Adams to national championships. Their relationship has included marriage, divorce and a serious injury". Los Angeles Times . February 1991.
  3. ↑ Keteyian, Armen (October 29, 1984). "Women's Racquetball Serves Up A New Hit: The Lynn And Heather Show". Sports Illustrated .
  4. ↑ "From High-Strung to Mellow".
  5. ↑ "From High-Strung to Mellow".
  6. ↑ "RECREATION / RACQUETBALL : It's Been a Match Made and Sustained on Court : Jim Carson has coached Lynn Adams to national championships. Their relationship has included marriage, divorce and a serious injury". Los Angeles Times . February 1991.
  7. ↑ "From High-Strung to Mellow".
  8. ↑ "Racquetball: Sept/Oct '01 Feature, Adams".
  9. ↑ "From High-Strung to Mellow".
  10. ↑ "From High-Strung to Mellow".
  11. ↑ Adams, Lynn; Erwin Goldbloom (2001). Racquetball Today . Wadsworth. ISBN   0-534-55234-X.
  12. ↑ "USA Racquetball". The Official U.S. Racquetball Association Website. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  13. ↑ theredtheory.com. "World Outdoor Racquetball • Lynn "Adams" Clay". worldoutdoorracquetball.net. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  14. ↑ "Coast to Coast". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
Sporting positions
Preceded by No. 1 Women's Pro Racquetball Player
1981–82
1984–85 to 1987–88
1989–90		Succeeded by
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