June 17-24, 2016 The Mid-South Tribune Page 4 Sports Grizzlies announce additions Crosby and Haynie in Legends to coaching staff from sports page 3 Hall of Fame ... from sports page 2 went on to win 42 LPGA tourna- for your career, it is very spe- gendstour.com. Before beginning his NBA Van Exel joins the Grizzlies ments, including four major cial,” said Haynie. “There’s The Legends Tour is the official coaching career, Bickerstaff pro- after spending the last two sea- championships, and finished in nothing better than joining my senior tour of the LPGA. The vided color analysis on radio sons (2014-16) with the NBA the top-10 on the money list friends of many years to cele- tour began in 2000 by LPGA broadcasts for the Timberwolves Development League’s Texas every year from 1963-1975. brate our many years of doing professionals to showcase the during the 2003-04 season. Prior Legends, serving as head coach Haynie was the 1970 LPGA what we love. I also thank talents of some of the greatest to that, he served as director of during the 2015-16 season. Player of the Year and was French Lick for its support of women’s golfers of all time. operations for the University of Before his time in the D-League, inducted into the LPGA and the tournament, and for wanting Minnesota’s men’s basketball the Kenosha, Wis. native spent World Golf Halls of Fame in to showcase the Legends players The Legends Tour has more Watch the following program where he oversaw all one season (2013-14) as an 1977. She also was inducted into not just for one event, but for than 120 members, including 14 on The Mid-South administrative areas of the pro- assistant coach with the the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in forever.” LPGA and World Golf Hall of gram and assisted the coaching Milwaukee Bucks and three sea- 1984 and the Women's Sports Annual inductions include one Fame members. Legends Tour Tribune and the Black staff with recruiting, scouting sons (2010-13) as a player Foundation’s International Hall active member of The Legends players have over 750 combined Information Highway and coaching. Bickerstaff played development instructor for the of Fame in 1999. Her last full Tour who is still regularly com- LPGA Tour victories, including at www. two seasons with the Golden Atlanta Hawks. Van Exel got his season on the LPGA Tour was peting in official Legends Tour 84 major championships. In its Gophers (1999-2001) to com- coaching start as an assistant 1989. events and one semi-retired 16th season, The Legends Tour blackinformation plete his collegiate career after coach for Texas Southern On the Legends Tour, Haynie Legends Tour member who has has awarded more than $13 mil- highway.com playing two seasons at Oregon University in 2009-10. competed for the American side made a significant impact on the lion in prize money and helped State University, where he was Selected by the Los Angeles in four ISPS contests game during her LPGA and raise over $17 million for chari- the youngest NCAA Division I Lakers in the second round (37th (2006-2009), a stretch in which Legends Tour careers. ty. The Legends Tour has hosted Football Feed player as a 17-year-old fresh- overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft, Team USA never lost. She has events in Arizona, Connecticut, man. Van Exel enjoyed a 13-year played in 25 Legends tourna- Haynie and Crosby will join Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Sports News Feed career as an NBA player (1993- ments, earning two top-10 fin- Legends Tour Hall of Fame Indiana, Iowa, Maine, 2006), including 76 playoff ishes and most recently, compet- members JoAnne Carner and Mississippi, Massachusetts, games and one All-Star appear- ing alongside her peers in the (inducted in 2015), Michigan, New Hampshire, Golf Feed ance (1998), with career aver- Legends Honors Division (age Nancy Lopez and Jane Blalock New Jersey, Tennessee, ages of 14.4 points and 6.6 63+). Haynie has continued to (inducted in 2014), and Jan Wisconsin, Japan and Australia. Videos assists for the Lakers, Denver teach and mentor young LPGA Stephenson and Kathy For additional information on Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Tour professionals from around Whitworth (inducted in 2013). The Legends Tour, log on to Golden State Warriors, Portland the world. 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