Hall of Fame coach Billie Moore died Wednesday night at her home in California at age 79. Moore was the first U.S. Olympic women's basketball coach and led UCLA to the 1978 national championship. More on the legacy of Billie Moore:
Born in Humansville, Missouri, in 1943, Moore later moved with her family to Kansas, where she attended high school. She didn't have the opportunity to play high school basketball but did compete for a local industrial team. She was also a competitive softball player in an industrial league. She graduated from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.
The team was selected and then had its primary training camp at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri, about 70 miles from where Moore had been born. The U.S. contingent relied on the university for free lodging and on local businesses for donated meals. Moore turned to get help from Kodak, a company based in Rochester, New York, and has sponsored the women's college basketball All-American team. Kodak helped arrange lodging at a dorm and training at the University of Rochester.
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