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My Take
Lynette Woodard is the kind of figure I find genuinely thrilling. Born in Wichita in 1959, she starred at Kansas, won Olympic gold with the U.S. team in 1984, and then in 1985 became the first woman ever to join the Harlem Globetrotters. Prying open the door of that beloved, acrobatic institution took staggering talent and nerve, and her Hall of Fame induction feels entirely earned. What deepens my admiration is the range afterward, moving into coaching and even stockbroking. I am drawn to people who push their era a step forward, and Woodard did exactly that. She has my full respect.
Overview
Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959) is an American basketball player and former head women's basketball coach at Winthrop University. She is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Woodward played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. She was a member of the United States women's 1984 basketball team that won the gold medal. She became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lynette Woodard
- Name (Japanese)
- リネット・ウッダー
- Reading
- りねっと・うっだー
- Born
- August 12, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / stockbroker / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Wichita North High School
- University
- University of Kansas
Awards & achievements
- Honda Sports Award
- Wade Trophy
- 2005 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- 1981 Honda Sports Award for Basketball
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Basketball player — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.