OT: The Queen of Basketball

[HuskylnSC]

I stole this from @GoIrish1 posted on McGraws Bench
It's worth 22 minutes of my time and maybe yours too.

 

[Next 12]

Awesome video. Very inspirational for all young girl's thinking about playing Women's BB. It was very sad that she didn't have an opportunity to go further with what she obviously loved doing.

 

[STLCardinal]

Good video. She played during the time I started watching women's basketball at Louisiana Tech and I remember reading about her. Some good players back then. Saw Anne Myers play when Tech played UCLA, Nell Fortner when they played Texas. Tech had some good players too. Leon Barmore came to Tech as an Assistant Coach during that time, Gary Blair a few years later. Small gym, packed crowds, good basketball.

 

[ThisJustIn]

I was lucky enough to interview her a while back...

Lucy’s Legacy: A Profile of Lusia Harris-Stewart

Question: Who scored the first-ever basket in Olympic women’s basketball competition? Answer: Lusia Harris-Stewart, USA, 1976. It would come as no surprise Harris-Stewart’s name didn&#8…

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