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Trailblazers of the Game The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to present this special recognition to the following groups that have added to the rich history of women’s basketball The All American Red Heads • The All American Red Heads played for 50 years from 1936-1986, which is still the longest running women’s professional team. • The Red Heads were founded by Mr. & Mrs. C.M. Olson in Cassville, Missouri. • C.M. Olson was the former coach/owner of a male exhibition basketball team called Olson’s Terrible Swedes. Known for their on-court antics, this inspired C.M. Olson’s wife, Doyle, and the women who worked in her beauty salons to form a women’s professional exhibition team. • In 1954, Coach Orwell Moore and his wife Lorene “Butch” Moore bought the Red heads and moved the team to Caraway, Arkansas. • Lorene Moore played on the team for eleven years, scoring 35,426 points during her career. • The Red Heads were so popular that during the years 1964-1971 there may have been as many as three Red Head teams traveling the country. • In 1972, the Red Heads won 500 out of 642 games played against men’s team. • Throughout the years the All American Red Heads played in all 50 states as well as Mexico, Canada, and the Philippines. • The team has been featured in national magazines such as Life, Look, Sports Illustrated and Women’s Sports, and they were widely considered as the greatest women’s basketball team in the world. • Coach Moore retired and disbanded the Red Heads in 1986 after 50 years of play • The All American Red Heads still have annual reunions. Listed on the back are members who played on the All American Red Head team. Listed below are the members of the All-American Red Heads provided by John Molina, Preservationist/Historian of Women's Basketball. Last Updated on April 8, 2011. C.M. “Ole” Olson Owner/Coach 1936-1954 Orwell Moore Coach/Owner 1948-1986 Lorene (Adams) Moore, Charlotte Adams, Marcia Adams, Paula Albritton, Delphia (Allen) Hemphire, Jolene Ammons, Dorsey (Anderson) Dinkla, Margie (Arrends) Hannaman, Betty (Arrends) Tamas, Sammy Lee (Autrey) Gordon, Trudy (Babcock) Kurtz, Jessie Banks, Pauline Barbo, Ema Jean Barnes, Velma (Barnett) Gray, Emma (Bartmass) Etue, Barbara (Baty) Hicks, Shirley (Beckman) Cheatum, Mary (Bennet) Baker, Mary Benton, Teresa Bergeron, Annette Binkley, Becky (Birtcher) Thompson, Sandra (Bishop) Satcher, Torcey Blasch, Tammy Bledsoe, Lila Blue, Beth Bohanon, Betty Jo (Bollinger) Simpson, Jo Ann (Boone) Clements, Beth Borkman, Florence Boyles, Betty (Bradshaw) Owens, Mabel (Brady) Brown, Sue (Branham) Kohler, Jackie Bray, Shirley (Bray) Taylor, Philip Brooks, Majorie Brown, Patty Bruce, Bonnie Buel, Pat Burgess, Patty Burton, Susan (Callahan) Cooper, Judy Cameron, Mary Carpenter, Marla Carroll, Retha (Carter) Goodson, Linda (Chandler) Kidd, Celeste Chartier, Cheryl Clark, Wilbur Coggins, Karen (Coggins) Milner, Judith (Coghlan) Brown, Juanita Coleman, Annette Colvin, Bernard Cowden, Emily Cowden, Janet Cox, Ann Cragger, Sandy Crist, Ella Cross Wright, Lorene Daniels, Patricia (Daroche) Weber, Marvelee Darrow, Helen Daughdrill, Sue Dawson, Margaret (Day) O’Neal, Lera (Dunford) Chadwick, Shirley Durrow, Patricia Dyer, Joyce Eastman, Aaronette (Eifling) Housely, Judy (Eifling) Fletcher, Tammy Elkins, Larry Emison, Mary (Emison) Lewis, Wanda (England) Lewis, Patty Eubank, Betty Everette, Barbara (Eyde) Lovette, Johnnye (Farley) Riggs, Kay Ferguson, Joanne Foster, Mickey Gay, La Rae Gibbs, Jana Giles, Bonnie Gilliand, Sharon (Glenn) Helterbrant, Justine (Glover) Arthur, Lois (Glover) Sitler, Jeannine (Gogel) Doe, Carolyn (Gooch) Hix, Janet (Grady) Broadway, Paula Gragg, Donna (Granger) Mahan, Carolyn (Grantham) Booth, Richard Gray, Janie Green, Glenn Green, Charlene Green, Gail (Guthrie) Dewberry, Ruth Haines, Eloise Haines, Jewel (Hair) Armijo, Vicky Halbert, Glenda (Hall) McClain, Alice (Hammond) Kilgore, Jan Hardy, Ruth Harms, Becky (Harp) Pritchett, Alice Hatcher, Paula (Haverstick) Pollock, Ruby Hayes, Mickey (Hendricks) Childress, Reva Henry, Martha Hix, Virginia Hobbs, Kathy Holbrook, Mamie (Holder) Lynch, Lynn (Holst) Thomas, Jerry Holt, Kelli (Horrell) Harris, Barb Hostert, Mary Hounsel, Jane (Hounsel) Stotts, Shirley Howard, Connie Howe, Brenda (Hubbard) Watson, April (Jensen) Kocken, Sylvia Jean Johnson, Catherine (Jones) Deweese, Kathy (Jones) Heck, Linda Jones, Lee (Kaschmitter) Freiburger, Betty Keith, Zethel (Keith) Mathews, Wilda (Kelley) Clettenburg, June Kelley, Kay (Kirkpatrick) Phillips, Jackie Krutsinger, Eleanor Laich, Joy Lane, Jo Langerman, Gene Langerman, Peggy (Lawson) Surface, Marya Leasure, Glenda (Ledbetter) Lilker, Cheryl Leffler, Sally Leyse, Cindy (LiLiberte) Nelson, Elvera Lindgren, Carolyn Linzay, Beth (Lively) Shipman, Lisa Livingston, Karen Logan, Gladys Lommler, Dean Lorrance, Donna Losier, Gene (Love) McHughes, Ujeta Mack, Nancy Malone, Sandra Mann, Gail Marks, Nellie (Marlow) Hudgen, Shari (Marhsall) Wutherman, Mary Ann Martin, Diane Martinson, Willa Faye Mason, Mabel Matlock, Judith Matlock, Sherri Mattson, Denise (Maurais) Doucette, Pam McAnally, Nota Lee (McCain) Brunson, Kathy (McCall) Smith, Evelyn (McGee) Turner, Alice (McHughes) Gray, Margaret (McNeil) Hansman, Phyllis Meyers, Lorene (Milligan) Atwell, Linda (Mitchell) Cain, Brenda (Moon) Davis, Tammy (Moore) Harrison, Maurine (Moore) Wychopen, Minnie Lee Moore, Burnice Moore, Betty Moore, Jack Moore, Virginia (Morris) Merril, Nora (Muncrief) Issac, Darlene (Nabors) Gould), Marilyn Nelson, Brenda (O’Bryan) Koester, Kay (O’Bryan) Burk, Jeanne Ohleman, Martha Olsen, Doyle Olson, Margaret O’Neal, Helen Onson, Wilma Orr, Ruth Osborn, Benny Wayne Overman, Peggy Padget Baugher, Debra Parashak, Mary Parsons, Dolores (Petersen) Clack, Patty Peterson, Joni Phillips, Gretchen (Pinz) Hylnk, Katherine (Pitcock) Smith, Charles Plummer, Mechelle (Pollard) Weyer, Lavella (Polston) McWilliams, Virgina Posey, Mary Prater, Penny Prater, Eloise (Purkey) Mlaska, Brenda (Ragan) Nalepa, Pat Rakowitz, Frank Ray, Gwen Reed, Carolyn (Reeves) Flowers, Hazel Reynolds, Marie (Reynolds) Boggess, Joy (Ribitski) Goff, Karen (Riggs) Dowty, Pat (Rimer) Overman, Earlene Risenger, Pam Rowlett, Cindy Roybal, Monica Ryan, Mickey Ryan, Francis Saunders, Marcia (Schmidt) Drinkart, Beverly (Searcy) Lyne, Donna See, Linda Shanks, Bessie (Shelton) Elliot, Emogen (Shelton) Carter, Jessie Shelton, Kay (Shinall) Craig, Barbara (Shrable) Pyle, Ruth Simmons, Lynnea Sjoquist, Lynnette Sjoquist, Pauline Smedley, Hazel Smith , Betty (Springer) Wronka, Marcells Staggs, Joe Statovich, Helen Stephens, Bill Stotts, Kathy Styles, Wilbur Surface, Ann (Taft) Madden, Marsha Tate, Esther (Taylor) Sanderson, Shelby (Tedder) Faulkner, Loretta Thompson, Bertha Thompson, Billie Thurber, Kathy (Tipton) Ramsey, Tina (Treat) Johnson, Beverly (Turley) Douglas, Wilson Turner, Jolene (Underwood) Hightower, Theda (Vanwinkle) Ely, Pat (Vaughn) Johnson, Hazel (Vickers) Cone, Hazel Walker, Myrtle (Wallace) Frost, Harlene Walls, Alice (Washington) Dockins, Georgia (Washington) Norris, Rhonda (Waters) Boatwright, Katie (Watson) Ingrahm, Joyce Webster, Barbara (Wells) Gwinn, Louise White, Phyllis White, Sue (Whitten) Ford, Eunice Wiekening, Allegre Winters, Sheryl (Wood) Borgman, Tommie Woods, Carolyn (Wooldrige) Williams, Jackie (Wrage) Zitiau, Lethco Wren Trailblazers of the Game The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to present this special recognition to the following groups that have added to the rich history of women’s basketball The Edmonton Grads • The Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Club was founded in 1915 by John Percy Page. • The origins of the Club can be traced to the McDougall Commercial Girls High School Basketball team in Edmonton, Canada. When team members graduated high school, they convinced coach John Percy Page to continue the team as a Club sport. • Membership with the Club was exclusive, only 38 women ever wore the Grad jersey • Winnie Martin (Tait) was the First Captain of the Edmonton Grads, playing from 1915-1924. • The Grads played 522 games officially in Canada, the United States and Europe • The Club tallied a 502-20 record in 25 years of play • The Edmonton Commercial Graduates are widely considered the greatest women’s team ever assembled. Financially restrained, members often chipped in to raise funds for national play. Their strong dedication to the game and will to persevere in a time when women’s basketball was largely ignored makes the Edmonton Grads praiseworthy • John Percy Page coached the club to 18 Canadian Championships • The Club attended four sets of Olympic Games: Paris in 1924, Amsterdam in 1928, Los Angeles in 1932, and Berlin in 1936 where they received 4 unofficial Olympic titles • The Club played its last game on June 5, 1940, defeating a Chicago team 62-52 • Dr. James A. Naismith was quoted to say, “There is no team that I mention more frequently in talking about the game. My admiration is not only for your remarkable record of games won (which itself would make you stand out in the history of basketball) but also for your record of clean play, versatility in meeting teams at their own style, and more especially for your unbroken record of good sportsmanship.” The Former Helms/Citizens Savings/Founders Bank • Based in Los Angeles, the Helms Foundation was created in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms • The Helms Foundation was established to select national championship teams and All-American teams in a number of college sports, including women’s basketball • The Panel met annually