Sylvia Hatchell: The Life and Basketball Legacy

by Roberta Teague Herrin, Sheila Quinn Oliver

Overview

As a young girl, Sylvia Hatchell longed to play little league baseball and, later, high-school basketball, but both were closed to her because she was a girl. In college, her world shifted when she discovered a passion for coaching that would lead her to become a Naismith Hall of Fame coach of women's basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In this book, Coach Hatchell's life story unfolds against the backdrop of Title IX and women's struggle for equal opportunities in athletics. She celebrates triumphs (such as winning the 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament) and weathers sadness and failure (such as the loss of her parents, surviving cancer, and being forced to resign from her dream job in 2019).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476642499
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/02/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	257
File size:	11 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Roberta Teague Herrin is professor emerita from East Tennessee State University, where she specialized in children’s literature. She ended her 44-year career in higher education as chair of the Department of Appalachian Studies and director of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services. She lives in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Sheila Quinn Oliver is a retired school library media specialist and lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Roberta Teague Herrin is professor emerita from East Tennessee State University, where she specialized in children's literature. She ended her 44-year career in higher education as Chair of the Department of Appalachian Studies and Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services. She lives in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Sheila Quinn Oliver is a retired school library media specialist and lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
 1. Becoming Sylvia
 2. Honing Her Skills
 3. Becoming a Coach
 4. Living Her Dream
 5. The Dream Deferred
 6. Changing Her Game
 7. Duke! Duke! Duke!
 8. Over the Hump
 9. ­Latta-Tude vs. The Summitt
10. Hurdles and Hitches
11. Black Clouds on the Horizon—Again
12. Holding the Rope
13. Riding the Highs and Weathering the Lows
14. The End of an Era
List of Accomplishments
Interviews
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Superbly crafted and meticulously researched, this biography illuminates the life and legacy of Sylvia Hatchell in a way that honors and inspires. The reader emerges enriched not only by a detailed account of Hatchell’s legendary coaching and contribution to women’s sports, but also her deep dedication to timeless values: hard work, discipline, concentration, goal setting, pluck, and courage. The authors demonstrate the same passion and determination of their subject as they capture intriguing details of Hatchell’s personal and professional life. A prize for every high school, homeschool, and college library, this book compels the reader to embrace life in a more deliberate and meaningful way—with purpose and without excuse. Bravo!”—Dalene Parker, Ed.D., NBCT, adjunct professor and clinical supervisor, Bob Jones University

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