All-American Red Heads (original) (raw)
Les All American Red Heads étaient une équipe américaine de basket-ball. Pionnières de la professionnalisation du basket-ball féminin, elles étaient réputées pour leurs cheveux roux, leur talent et leur humour, sorte de version féminine des Globetrotters de Harlem.
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| dbo:abstract | The All American Red Heads were one of the first professional women's basketball teams. In 1936, almost 50 years after women's basketball began, C. M. "Ole" Olson (who also founded Olson's Terrible Swedes) started a barnstorming team which would play around the country until 1986. The name of the team came from Olson's wife, who owned a number of beauty salons in the south. They played by men's rules and were a smash success with the audience. They were so successful as an exhibition team that they fostered two other teams, the and the . Two of the early players for the team were Geneva (Jean) and Jo Langerman. Jean and Jo were the twin daughters of "Mama" Langerman, an unmarried beautician who moved from town to town. The twins led three teams to the Iowa state tournament, finishing third in 1931 at Whittemore, Iowa, and winning the state championships while at Parkersburg, and Hampton, Iowa in 1932, and 1933. Following their high school career, they played for an AAU team, winning the national championship in 1934, then joined the All American Red Heads. As a result of their accomplishments, they were inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Basketball Hall of Fame. , a high school coach, coached two of the teams from 1948 and then purchased them. The teams boasted AAU All-American players and stars like , Kay Kirkpatrick, and Hazel Walker. Other stars included , , Barb Hostert, Jolene Ammons and . Orwell Moore's wife, , was also a spectacular Red Heads player. Through the 1960s and 1970s, three teams toured. During the off-season, players taught basketball to girls. Orwell also began , a basketball camp for girls. , Glenda Hall, and became player coaches. The All American Red Heads had up to three teams on the road at the same time. Seasons ran from October to late April or early May. The season consisted of approximately 200 games and the teams would travel over 60,000 miles by car. (en) Les All American Red Heads étaient une équipe américaine de basket-ball. Pionnières de la professionnalisation du basket-ball féminin, elles étaient réputées pour leurs cheveux roux, leur talent et leur humour, sorte de version féminine des Globetrotters de Harlem. (fr) All American Red Heads è la prima squadra professionistica statunitense di pallacanestro femminile, esistita dal 1936 al 1986. Nel 2012 è stata inserita fra i membri del Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (it) |
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| rdfs:comment | Les All American Red Heads étaient une équipe américaine de basket-ball. Pionnières de la professionnalisation du basket-ball féminin, elles étaient réputées pour leurs cheveux roux, leur talent et leur humour, sorte de version féminine des Globetrotters de Harlem. (fr) All American Red Heads è la prima squadra professionistica statunitense di pallacanestro femminile, esistita dal 1936 al 1986. Nel 2012 è stata inserita fra i membri del Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (it) The All American Red Heads were one of the first professional women's basketball teams. In 1936, almost 50 years after women's basketball began, C. M. "Ole" Olson (who also founded Olson's Terrible Swedes) started a barnstorming team which would play around the country until 1986. The name of the team came from Olson's wife, who owned a number of beauty salons in the south. They played by men's rules and were a smash success with the audience. They were so successful as an exhibition team that they fostered two other teams, the and the . (en) |
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