Nera White

Nera D. White was an American basketball player. White played in the AAU national tournaments for the Nashville Business College team while completing her education at George Peabody College for Teachers, which did not field a team. Later, she led the United States national women's basketball team to their victory in the 1957 FIBA World Championship. Throughout her career, she was awarded numerous accolades, including her induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Playing at a time when there were no major professional women's basketball leagues in the U.S., White distinguished herself, receiving many accolades as one of the greatest female players in history. Talented in multiple sports, she also was distinguished as an All-World player by the Amateur Softball Association.

Early life and education

White was born in Macon County, Tennessee, to Horace White, a teacher, coach and farmer, and his wife, the former Lois Birdean. White attended the George Peabody College for Teachers (now part of Vanderbilt University), along with Sue Gunter and Doris Rogers, both of whom went on to play for the United States women's national basketball team. She completed all of the undergraduate requirements for a degree in education except for the student teaching requirement, which she was unable to complete due to shyness. George Peabody did not have a women's basketball team, so she played for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team in Nashville sponsored by Nashville Business College. ==Basketball career==

Basketball career

White was named AAU All-American for 15 years in a row from 1955 to 1969, ==Legacy==

Legacy

White was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 and in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999. White is one of only two players inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame based on AAU accomplishments, the other being Joan Crawford. At the turn of the century, Sports Illustrated for Women identified the century's greatest sportswomen. Nera White was named 51st on the list of all sports, and is the sixth highest basketball player on the list, behind Cheryl Miller, Teresa Edwards, Ann Meyers, Nancy Lieberman and Anne Donovan. The high school gym in her hometown, Lafayette, Tennessee, is named after White. A local highway (State Route 10 North) has been renamed Nera White Highway. ==Death==

Death

White died on April 13, 2016, at a hospital in Gallatin, Tennessee, from complications of pneumonia, at the age of 80. == Notes==

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