University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Joyce Perry
- Induction:
- 2004
- Class:
- 1973
JOYCE E. PERRY
(1952-2010)
Women’s Basketball (1971-73)
Women’s Tennis (1972-73)
Field Hockey (1971)
Women’s Basketball Head Coach (1978-96)
An outstanding athlete in the early years of Delaware women’s athletics and later one of its most successful coaches, Joyce Perry played a major role in the growth of Blue Hen athletics for over 25 years.
A native of Milford, Del., Joyce earned her bachelor’s degree in 1973 and her master’s degree in 1978 from Delaware after serving as a two-year captain in basketball and lettering for the first tennis and field hockey teams in UD history.
She became Delaware’s second women’s basketball head coach in 1978 and served for 18 seasons, the longest tenure in school history.
She led Delaware to an 18-year record of 266-212, six straight winning seasons in 1987-93, three 20-win campaigns, and three straight East Coast Conference titles in 1989, 1990, and 1991.
She coached nine all-conference selections, three conference players of the year, and one conference rookie of the year, and was twice named ECC Coach of the Year in 1984 (22-4) and 1989 (23-6).
Joyce was an instructional technology specialist with the Avon Grove School District after teaching four years in the UD College of Health and Exercise Science. She continued to compete in basketball and tennis following her coaching career and took part in USTA tennis, Senior Olympics for nine years, and in the World Senior Games in Salt Lake City, Utah four times, earning several gold medals
The wife of UD standout football player and former Blue Hen assistant coach Gregg Perry, Joyce passed away in 2010 at the age of 58 following a courageous battle with cancer.
(1952-2010)
Women’s Basketball (1971-73)
Women’s Tennis (1972-73)
Field Hockey (1971)
Women’s Basketball Head Coach (1978-96)
An outstanding athlete in the early years of Delaware women’s athletics and later one of its most successful coaches, Joyce Perry played a major role in the growth of Blue Hen athletics for over 25 years.
A native of Milford, Del., Joyce earned her bachelor’s degree in 1973 and her master’s degree in 1978 from Delaware after serving as a two-year captain in basketball and lettering for the first tennis and field hockey teams in UD history.
She became Delaware’s second women’s basketball head coach in 1978 and served for 18 seasons, the longest tenure in school history.
She led Delaware to an 18-year record of 266-212, six straight winning seasons in 1987-93, three 20-win campaigns, and three straight East Coast Conference titles in 1989, 1990, and 1991.
She coached nine all-conference selections, three conference players of the year, and one conference rookie of the year, and was twice named ECC Coach of the Year in 1984 (22-4) and 1989 (23-6).
Joyce was an instructional technology specialist with the Avon Grove School District after teaching four years in the UD College of Health and Exercise Science. She continued to compete in basketball and tennis following her coaching career and took part in USTA tennis, Senior Olympics for nine years, and in the World Senior Games in Salt Lake City, Utah four times, earning several gold medals
The wife of UD standout football player and former Blue Hen assistant coach Gregg Perry, Joyce passed away in 2010 at the age of 58 following a courageous battle with cancer.
Delaware Football Postgame Press Conference - WKU 10/3/25
Saturday, October 04
Delaware Football Weekly Press Conference - Week 6
Wednesday, October 01
Field Hockey vs Ohio State
Monday, September 29
Field Hockey vs William & Mary
Friday, September 26
