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Nov 1, 2021 · On October 7, 1985, Lynette Woodard, captain of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic women's basketball team in 1984, becomes the first female player for the Harlem Globetrotters.
When. 1985. Lynette Woodard (USA) joined the Harlem Globetrotters (USA) in 1985, becoming the first woman to play as a member of the world famous team of basketball entertainers. Woodard, a standout at Kansas University (USA), was captain of the 1984 U.S. Olympic gold-medal winning team and a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
Dec 13, 2022 · Ms. Woodard, is also a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, a former WNBA great, and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and the first female player for the Harlem Globetrotters.
- High School Phenom and Olympian
- College and Professional Life
- Woodard's Continued Career
Lynette Woodard played varsity women's basketballin high school, achieving many records and helping to win two consecutive state championships. She then played for Lady Jayhawks at the University of Kansas, where she broke the NCAA women's record, with 3,649 points in four years and a 26.3 point per game average. The University retired her jersey n...
Between the two Olympics, Woodard graduated from college, then played basketball in an industrial league in Italy. She worked briefly in 1982 at the University of Kansas. After the 1984 Olympics, she took a job at the University of Kansas with the women's basketball program. Woodard's Education: 1. Wichita North High School, varsity women's basketb...
Woodard's retirement from basketball didn't last long. In 1997, she joined the new Women's National Basketball Association(WNBA), playing with the Cleveland Rockers and then the Detroit Shock, while maintaining her stockbroker position on Wall Street. After her second season she retired again, returning to the University of Kansas where, among her ...
Mar 8, 2023 · Lynette Woodard has spent her life as a basketball trailblazer, from becoming the NCAA's all-time leading scorer to suiting up as the first woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. (Sarah...
Jun 6, 2013 · The first woman to ever play for a men’s professional basketball team was a Globetrotter, Lynette Woodard, who signed in 1985. Maddox and the Globetrotters will play a portion of every game...
Jun 7, 2018 · Around a dozen women have played for the Globetrotters. How did they decide to field female players? Lynette Woodard became the first woman to play with the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985.
