Dec 13, 2022 · Lynette Woodard became the first woman to ever play for a men's professional basketball team when she signed with the Harlem Globetrotters in October 1985.

She became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and, at age 38, began playing as one of the oldest members in the newly formed American women's professional basketball league, the WNBA.

Nov 1, 2021 · On October 7, 1985, Lynette Woodard, captain of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic women's basketball team in 1984, becomes the first female player for the Harlem Globetrotters. “I got...

Apr 18, 2017 · Crissa “Ace” Jackson is one four women who now grace the roster of one of the oldest basketball clubs in the world. It’s a record in the long history of the Harlem Globetrotters. At 5-foot-4,...

Feb 8, 2024 · She will join the six women athletes who make up the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Generals this winter, including Fatima, ‘TNT’ Lister, Cherelle ‘Torch’ George, Arysia ‘Ace’ Porter, Kaylin ‘Sunshine’ West, Eryka ‘Spice’ Sidney, and Kayla Gabor.

Lynette Woodard became the first woman to ever play for a men's professional basketball team when she signed with the Harlem Globetrotters in October 1985, and she played with the Globetrotters until 1987. Born and raised in Greensboro, N.C., Curly joined the Globetrotters in …

Oct 7, 2024 · Woodard, who starred at Wichita North before becoming arguably college basketball’s greatest player at the University of Kansas, found out one day in 1985 that the legendary Harlem Globetrotters ...

Since 1985, the Harlem Globetrotters have a strong tradition of female players, back to when Lynette Woodard first signed with the team. Today, there are 5 a...

Lynette Woodard (USA) joined the Harlem Globetrotters (USA) in 1985, becoming the first woman to play as a member of the world famous team of basketball entertainers. Woodard, a standout at Kansas University (USA), was captain of the 1984 U.S. Olympic gold-medal winning team and a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

In 1984, she captained the U.S. women's basketball team that won gold in the Olympics. She then made history when she became the first female to play for the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters. Among the most decorated female athletes in sports history, Lynette was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.