Former Penn State field hockey and women’s lacrosse head coach Gillian Rattray, a Nittany Lions legend who amassed five national titles, died Thursday in State College at the age of 83.
Rattray coached the field hockey program from 1974-1986 and the women’s lacrosse team from 1974-85. In 1980, she earned a spot in the Guiness Book of Sports Records after leading both teams to national championships.
“I had the honor and privilege to coach against Gillian and to admire her Penn State teams from afar,” Athletic Director Sandy Barbour wrote in a statement, noting she played against Rattray’s teams as a member of the Northwestern staff.