Rita Horky
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1959 Chicago USA | Team Competition |
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1963 Brazil | Team Competition |
Rita Horky is a former women's basketball player and coach from Blissfield, Michigan player who was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Basketball career
Player
Horky played for Nashville Business College. She also played for the Iowa Wesleyan College Tigerettes, an AAU team in 1959 and 1960.[1] The 5 foot 11 inch guard was named AAU All-American five times.[2] She was a Pan American gold medalist twice (1959 and 1963),[3][4] the USA's leading scorer in 1959 with 11.9 points per game,[5] and their 3rd leading scorer in 1963 with 7.7 points/game.[3] Her team finished 4th in the World Championship in 1964[6] and 11th in 1967.[7]
Coach
Rita Horky coached the Northern Illinois women's basketball team for one year in 1982–83, leading them to a 13–14 record.
Awards and honors
In 2000, Horky was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.[8] She was elected to the Iowa Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Iowa Wesleyan College Tigerettes at Hoopedia
- ↑ Ikard p 210–212
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.wbhof.com/horky.html
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- ↑ Ikard p 119
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- ↑ Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2004, Iowa Wesleyan College
References
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