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	Research - Kansas State Historical Society
		By age 10 Lynette Woodard was in demand as a neighborhood basketball team member.
		Woodard took her team-playing philosophy to the University of Kansas in 1977.
		In 1980 Woodard was selected as one of twelve on the Olympic women's basketball team, but due to the U.S.-led boycott, her team did not participate.
	www.kshs.org /people/woodard_lynette.htm (311 words)

	Lynette Woodard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas) was a women's basketball player who made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and who tasted success abroad before finally reaching, at age 38, her dream of playing in a American women's professional basketball league.
		Woodard's moment to make her dream a reality came in 1997, when she was signed by the Cleveland Rockers of the newly-founded Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
		Woodard now works as a financial consultant for A.G. Edwards and Sons Inc., in her hometown of Wichita, Kansas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lynette_Woodard (468 words)

	Lynette Woodard -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Woodard went on to play college basketball with the (additional info and facts about University of Kansas) University of Kansas in 1978, playing there until 1981.
		Woodard's moment to make her dream a reality came in 1997, when the (additional info and facts about WNBA) WNBA's (additional info and facts about Cleveland Rockers) Cleveland Rockers signed her.
		Woodard now works as a financial consultant in her hometown of (additional info and facts about Wichita, Kansas) Wichita, Kansas.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/ly/lynette_woodard.htm (470 words)

	CNN/SI - WNBA Basketball - Woodard retires, joins Kansas coaching staff - Thursday May 27, 1999 03:27 PM
		Woodard scored 3,649 points during her career at Kansas and was named the Big Eight player of the decade for the 1980s.
		Woodard, a Wichita native who played at Kansas from 1977-81, said she thought she had learned enough from watching her own coaches to pass along her knowledge of the game.
		Woodard said she considered her announcement Wednesday a celebration of a new career rather than the end of an old one.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/wnba/news/1999/05/27/woodard_retires (564 words)

	Kansas' Woodard Selected For Naismith Hall of Fame Induction :: Woodard becomes the 15th former Jayhawk to be enshrined ...
		A national high school All-America in 1977, Woodard went on to play at KU from 1978-81, and ended her career as a four-time Kodak All-America and the leading scorer in the history of women's basketball with 3,649 points (26 ppg, 12 rpg).
		Woodard was MVP of the Big Eight Tournament in 1979, 1980 and 1981, and was later named the conference Player of the Decade.
		Woodard played international basketball in the Italian League where she led the league in scoring in 1982 and 1989 and led Eni-Chem of Priolo to the Italian national championship in 1989.
	www.big12sports.com /sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040504aaa.html (594 words)

	Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
		Woodard was selected by the Cleveland Rockers in the second round of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Elite Draft in 1997.
		A four-time Kodak All-America at Kansas (1978-1981), Woodard was director of athletics for the Kansas Missouri School District from 1993-94.
		Woodard was named the Foundation’s Professional Sportswomn of the Year in 1986.
	www.womenssportsfoundation.org /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=807 (368 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / Drexler leads new class into hall of fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Joining him are Lynette Woodard, an Olympic gold medalist and first female Harlem Globetrotter; coach Bill Sharman, already in the hall as a player; the late Maurice Stokes, the 1956 NBA rookie of the year; Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Phoenix Suns; and Drazen Dalipagic, an international star for Yugoslavia.
		Woodard averaged 26 points at Kansas and was co-captain of U.S. team that won an Olympic gold medal in 1984.
		Woodard served as interim head coach at Kansas this season in place of Marian Washington, who announced in January she was taking a medical leave and retired in February.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2004/04/05/drexler_leads_new_class_into_basketball_hall_of_fame?mode=PF (657 words)

	Lynette Woodard Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Woodard was a three-time All-State and a 1977 All-America selection at Wichita North High School, and led her team to state championships in 1975 and 1977.
		Woodard received the Wade Trophy as the nation’s top female basketball player in 1981, the Broderick Award as the nation’s top female athlete in 1982, and was the first female to receive the NCAA’s Top Five Award in 1982.
		Woodard has been elected to the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, the University of Kansas Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 1992 became the first female to be enshrined in the GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame.
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/Woodard.htm (503 words)

	KUsports.com - : Cut wasn't big surprise to Woodard
		The 32-year-old Woodard, a former Kansas standout, was, in fact, sliced from the team Thursday by coach Theresa Grentz of Rutgers.
		Woodard, a member of the 1980 and '84 Olympic squads, plans to return to Japan for her third professional season this fall.
		Woodard said she received inspiration from Jackie Martin, a former KU player who died of leukemia earlier this year.
	new.kusports.com /news/lynette_woodard/storypr/109273 (506 words)

	Wonder Woodard - 1981
		As the Jayhawks brought the ball across half court on their ensuing possession, Woodard slid to the top of the key where she gathered in a pass from an obliging teammate, took one dribble to the left, and released a jump shot that swished through the net.
		Woodard closed out her career having scored 3,649 points – a number still unsurpassed in collegiate women’s basketball (though the NCAA, it should be noted, does not formally acknowledge records from the AIAW).
		Woodard remained at KU as an assistant coach through the 2003-2004 season, and briefly took over the reigns of the program, serving as interim head coach when health issues forced Marion Washington to step down suddenly and unexpectedly in January 2004.
	www.kuhistory.com /proto/story.asp?id=35 (2468 words)

	Basketball inductee to be recognized \| Kansan.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lynette Woodard, the all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball history, will be honored at halftime of tonight’s basketball game against Baylor.
		Woodard is the 15th Jayhawk to be inducted to the Hall of Fame.
		Woodard scored in double figures in 138 of her 139 games and was the first women inducted into the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame.
	www.kansan.com /stories/2005/feb/23/sports_basketball_womens_inductee (268 words)

	KUsports.com - : Woodard still a legend
		When Lynette Woodard gained fame on the basketball court in the late 1970s and early 1980s, women's athletics still was fighting to earn mainstream acceptance in the United States.
		Woodard, who will be inducted to the into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 10, struck an impromptu pose Wednesday in Allen Fieldhouse.
		Woodard, 44, said she isn't content with simply accepting the accolades she's earned as a basketball player -- which include a 1984 Olympic gold medal and being a four-time Kodak All-American in college.
	new.kusports.com /news/w_bball/story/110814 (945 words)

	KUsports.com - : Lynette Woodard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Two-time Olympian Lynette Woodard, the most prolific scorer in women's college basketball history and the first female to play for the Harlem Globetrotters, on Friday was honored for her lifetime achievements.
		Lynette Woodard was the first female Kansas University basketball player to have her jersey retired.
		Lynette Woodard added another accolade to her list of accomplishments on Monday, when she was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
	www.kusports.com /news/lynette_woodard (1476 words)

	Basketball Hall of Fame finalists for 2004
		LYNETTE WOODARD, a native of Wichita, KS., enjoyed a phenomenal basketball career at the scholastic, collegiate and international level.
		A national All-America in 1977, Woodard attended Kansas University where she ended her career as a four-time All-America and the leading scorer in the history of women's basketball with 3,649 points (26 ppg, 12 rpg).
		Woodard was MVP of the Big 8 Tournament in 1979, 1980 and 1981, and was later named the conference Player of the Decade.
	www.insidehoops.com /hall-fame-021604.shtml (3110 words)

	Contents Page...My Name's Lynette
		Lynette Woodard became the first-ever female to play for the Harlem Globetrotters when she signed with the team prior to the 1985 season.
		Woodard was a four-time Kodak All-American stand-out at the University of Kansas where she averaged 26.3 points per game during her career between 1978 and 1981.
		Woodard was presented with the Harlem Globetrotters "Legends" ring in 1996.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Hoop/5020/LWContents.html (283 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / College / Women's basketball / Sideline provides spotlight
		Woodard became the interim coach in late January after Marian Washington took a medical leave of absence.
		Woodard has been an assistant at Kansas since 1999, so it's not like she had no coaching experience.
		Such recognition means a lot to Woodard because when she played at Kansas, women's basketball was still a secret to most of the country.
	www.boston.com /sports/colleges/womens_basketball/articles/2004/02/29/sideline_provides_spotlight?mode=PF (977 words)

	KUSports.com - Lynette Woodard bio
		Former University of Kansas All-American Lynette Woodard is in her fifth season on the staff after joining the Jayhawk coaching staff as an assistant coach in May of 1999.
		A native of Wichita, Kan., Woodard was a four-time Kodak All-American and a two-time Academic All-American from 1978-81.
		Woodard was also selected to the 1980 Olympic team the summer before her senior season but that team did not play because of the U.S. boycott.
	www.kusports.com /w_bball/roster/woodard.html (495 words)

	A Moment in Time - Kansas State Historical Society
		By age ten Lynette Woodard was in demand as a neighborhood basketball team member.
		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.
		Woodard is now a member of MAGNA Securities Corp., where she serves as vice president of another history-making team -- the first brokerage firm to be owned by African American women.
	www.kshs.org /features/feat297d.htm (458 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lynette Woodward was born in 1959 in Wichita, Kansas.
		She started shooting with a stuffed sock when learning basketball from her brother and by age ten Lynette Woodard was in demand as a neighborhood basketball team member (Kansas State Historical Society, 1997).
		Lynette not only dominated in High School, she took on the collegiate reigns at the University of Kansas.
	www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/fall2002/lynettewoodward.htm (212 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > College Basketball -- Woodard among Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
		Woodard was a Kodak All-American from 1978-81 at Kansas, where she scored 3,649 points in her career.
		Woodard was captain of the 1984 Olympic gold-medal team and was the first woman to play for the Globetrotters.
		Woodard, now living in her hometown of Wichita and working for A.G. Edwards, was the interim coach at Kansas this past spring after head coach Marian Washington retired.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/college_basketball/20041114-1418-bkw-halloffame.html (501 words)

	Woodard Recognized At Baylor Game ::
		Woodard, who was one of six individuals inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this past September, saw her name name added to the banner listing all 15 Jayhawks who have earned basketball's highest honor.
		Woodard joined Clyde Drexler, Jerry Colangelo, Bill Sharman, Maurice Stokes and Drazen Dalipagic in the Class of 2004, which was enshrined on Sept. 10, 2004, in Springfield, Mass.
		Woodard also served as interim head coach for the Jayhawks at the end of the 2004 season after spending five years as assistant coach.
	kuathletics.collegesports.com /sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022205aac.html (513 words)

	Woodard Enshrined In Naismith Hall of Fame :: KU broadcaster Max Falkenstien receives Gowdy Award
		Woodard was MVP of the Big Eight Tournament in 1979, 1980 and 1981, and was later named the Big Eight Conference Player of the Decade.
		On the international level, Woodard was a member of the 1980 Olympic Team and co-captained the gold medal-winning Olympic team in 1984.
		Woodard played international basketball in Italy where she led the league in scoring in 1982 and 1989 and led Eni-Chem of Priolo to the national championship in 1989.
	kuathletics.collegesports.com /sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/090704aaa.html (492 words)

	National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics - Convention - Official Athletic Site
		Woodard was also the Wade Trophy winner in 1981 and the NCAA Top Five winner in 1982.
		Woodard has played on several national teams, serving as captain of the 1984 Olympic team that captured the gold medal.
		In 1997, Woodard was a WNBA elite draft selection, going to the Cleveland Rockers where she played one year prior to playing for the Detroit Shock in 1998.
	nacda.collegesports.com /convention/nacda-convention-2002-titleix-woodard.html (271 words)

	Woodard Took Longer Road to Reach Hall of Fame-BlackAthlete Sports Network
		Woodard, who holds the all-time collegiate scoring record with 3,649 points, was a stockbroker in New York before she decided to trade in her business suit for a Cleveland Rockers basketball uniform.
		In November, Woodard is expected to be selected for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. Her college coach, Marian E. Washington, was inducted in June.
		Woodard's collegiate career came at a time when the three-point shot didn't exist and before the NCAA began sponsoring women's events, which occurred the season after her graduation in 1981.
	www.blackathlete.com /Women/index.shtml (837 words)

	CNNSI.com - SI For Women - 100 Greatest Female Athletes - Monday November 29, 1999 03:48 PM
		Dominating is the only way to describe Lynette Woodard's play during her four seasons at Kansas (1977 to '81).
		Woodard was named to the 1980 Olympic squad, but did not compete due to the U.S. boycott of those Games.
		In 1997, Woodard signed on as one of the first members of the WNBA when she was drafted ninth overall by the Cleveland Rockers.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /siforwomen/top_100/81 (400 words)

	Encyclopedia: Lynette Woodard
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lynette-Woodard (1309 words)

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