Lynette Woodard - Hall of Famer-Women's Basketball Legend



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	Her Story	She started shooting with a stuffed sock when learning basketball from her brother. By age ten Lynette Woodard was in demand as a neighborhood basketball team member. The talented Wichita native was making her mark, often serving as team captain of the mostly male players. As a ninth grader at Marshall Junior High School, Woodard was asked by the coach at Wichita North High to join the junior varsity team, but she declined. She preferred to wait until the following year to join the varsity team. At five-foot-eleven, Woodard was a standout in women's high school basketball. As a sophomore, she led her team to win the 5A state championship in 1975 and two years later received national recognition as an all-American high school team member. Woodard took her team-playing philosophy to the University of Kansas in 1977. As a Jayhawk, Woodard scored a total of 3,649 points in four years to set a record as the top scoring college woman basketball player in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Many of Woodard's records and honors are still unchallenged today.
	Her Legacy	Lynette paved a groundbreaking trail for women’s sports. Her impressive achievements include being honored in 12 different Hall of Fame inductions, including the prestigious Naismith Hall of Fame. Woodard is the first triple-crown winner. She was awarded the NCAA top five award, Wade Trophy, and Broderick Award all in one year. After playing as a Jayhawk, Lynette headed to the Italian women’s professional basketball league, where she led the league in scoring and later to their first National Championship. Woodard is a Legend. She continued her basketball odyssey by making history as the first female Harlem Globetrotter in 1985.

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April 30, 2008 - Women of Color Leaders: Power and Possibilities
Minneapolis, MN

June 6-7, 2008 - Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival
Slammin n' Jammin Block Party
Oklahoma City, OK

Aug 8-10, 2008 - The Lynette Woodard All-Star Weekend Classic
Houston, TX

► Lynette Woodard All-Star Charity Classic

► A Restored Bust Honoring
Lynette Woodard Unveiled

► SI's 100 Greatest Female Athletes

► Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

► SI: Far Above The Crowd

► Woodard Took Longer Road
To Hall of Fame

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