Hazel Walker
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Hazel Leona Walker (August 8, 1914 ā December 18, 1990)[1] was an amateur basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s. She is recognized as one of the greatest amateur basketball players of the era.[1] Walker led her college team to the 1934 AAU National Championship, and earned All-American honors. She played professionally for the All American Red Heads Team, then left that organization to start her own barnstorming professional basketball team, the Arkansas Travelers. This team played for sixteen seasons against men's teams winning over 80% of their games.[1] Walker was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.[2]
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Hazel Walker | |
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College | Tulsa Business College |
Sport | Basketball |
Career | 1928ā1965 |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Nationality | American |
Born | (1914-08-08)August 8, 1914 Ashdown, Arkansas, United States |
Died | December 18, 1990(1990-12-18) (aged 76) Ashdown, Arkansas, United States |
High school | Ashdown High School, Arkansas |
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