Rita Horky
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Rita Horky is a former women's basketball player and coach from Blissfield, Michigan. Horky was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Basketball career
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]
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
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- ↑ Iowa Wesleyan College Tigerettes at Hoopedia
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References
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