Dolly Johnson is an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and is the daughter of the late Wilbur M. Johnson (Pawnee/Wyandotte) and Augustina K. Johnson (Lake Pyramid Paiute). She was born in Claremore, Oklahoma and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She and her five siblings all played sports while growing up in Tulsa. She is a graduate of Union High School where she played basketball and fastpitch softball. While at Union High School, she won a 6A State Fastpitch title, was a 6A Fastpitch All-State member and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.

After graduating from Union, she played softball on a full athletic scholarship at the NAIA softball powerhouse Oklahoma City University. As a pitcher at OCU, she was a three-time First Team NAIA All-American, three-time NFCA All-American, 1999 NAIA Pitcher of the Year, won a NAIA National Championship in 1996 and 1997, and was part of the NAIA National All-Tournament Team in 1997.

She also won several pitcher of the week awards throughout her career at OCU. Dolly holds two pitching records at OCU, season lowest pitching ERA of 0.32 set in 1996 and 5 career saves set in 1996-1999. In 1996, she was part of the OCU National Championship Team that played an exhibition game against the U.S. Olympic Softball Team at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

After her collegiate career, she played on several Native American women’s fastpitch teams that played at various tribal festivals in Oklahoma, All-Indian State women’s fastpitch tournament that was held at Wheeler Park in Oklahoma City, OK and at the National Indian Athletic Association Nationals that was held in New Mexico, California, Nevada and Canada. She was named to several All Tournament teams and MVP of several tournaments.

After a successful softball career, she coached softball at the high school level and the amateur level. She was an assistant coach at Pawnee High School in Pawnee, Oklahoma for two years. She helped coach an amateur fastpitch softball team that won an USSSA National Championships in 2018.
Dolly has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in counseling psychology. She has one son and one grandson. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her grandson, watch OU softball and other “grandma stuff”.