Charlene McWhorter-Jackson: ‘Everything they are getting now is a result of things that we did’

Legends of the Ball celebrates the rich history of women’s professional basketball

Board President Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter was interviewed by Jerry Bremby for Andscape on very important women’s basketball history.  

Former Texas women’s basketball standout and UT Hall of Honor selection Retha Swindell was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 24, 2024 in Dallas. 

Legends of the Ball, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization, was founded by a group of women who blazed a trail in the realms of sports and education during the Title IX era, AIAW era and the pioneering days of the WBL.

Legends of the Ball, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization, was founded by a group of women who blazed a trail in the realms of sports and education during the Title IX era, AIAW era and the pioneering days of the WBL.

Legends of the Ball spoke with the Chop Shop HTX about the the upcoming Golf Classic. 

Elizabeth Galloway-McQuitter from Legends of the Ball spoke about the importance of knowing the history of the game — WBL and Title IX

Retha Swindell has deep roots in Texas sports, let alone with the University of Texas. 

Texas A&M women’s basketball coach Joni Taylor discusses the impact of Title IX with Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer and former A&M assistant Liz Galloway-McQuitter.

“We don’t always have to follow the men’s lead, and we should not always follow the men’s lead, but there is one aspect of it [we should],” Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter told Yahoo Sports. “One thing the men do right is they honor their past. They honor their history. And the eras. The Title IX era should be cemented.”

As the WNBA forges ahead in its 26th season, former WBL player Liz McQuitter wants to ensure she and her pioneering sisters aren’t forgotten.

Title IX Gave Birth to The Trailblazers of the AIAW and the WBL … Let’s Connect the Dots. | WHY IS OUR TRIAD (Title IX, AIAW, WBL) HISTORY IMPORTANT?

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, we should take a moment to reflect on the women who first stepped through the doors that were opened by this game changing legislation.

Vice President Molly Bolin Kazmer was a guest on the Vince Carter Peyton’s Places spinoff. Along with “Machine Gun Molly”, Lusia Harris and Jerry West also appeared in the segment. This episode was fun while teaching the history of the WBL and showcasing Molly’s scoring dominance in the league.

Fifty/50 Initiative Celebrating Fifty Years of Title IX with Elements Across The Walt Disney Company

This year Wilson celebrated the 20th annual WNBA All-Star Weekend by honoring the women who started it all, the Women’s Basketball League.

“Women’s professional basketball is not 26 years old. It’s 44 years old,” noted Liz Galloway-McQuitter, an original member of the Hustle.

Coach Val sits down with Trish Roberts and Liz Galloway McQuitter, former WBL players and two trailblazers in the game of women’s basketball. It’s a must listen about the richness of women’s basketball history. For example, Trish Roberts was Pat Summitt’s first African American player, first All-American and helped Tennessee win its first national championship. She was also a part of that legendary 1976 Olympic team w Lusia Harris. Powered by Sports Drink.

We take it hard to the tin this week, with a lively roundtable reminiscence of the oft-overlooked, but undeniably influential Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL) of 1978-81 – with four of its pioneering players that helped pave the way for today’s flourishing female pro hoops scene.

Liz “Bandit” Galloway McQuitter (Chicago Hustle); Charlene McWhorter Jackson (Hustle, Washington Metros, Milwaukee Does, St. Louis Streak); Adrian Mitchell-Newell (Hustle, Streak; LPBA Southern California Breeze); and episode 28 guest “Machine Gun” Molly Bolin Kazmer (Iowa Cornets, San Francisco Pioneers; Breeze; WABA Columbus Minks), join for an intimate discussion about the rapid rise, untimely fall, and heartening modern-day rediscovery of the WBL – catalyzed by their collective involvement in Legends of the Ball. 

Cobe and Nii speak with Title 9 pioneer professional basketball player and coach Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter to discuss the history and development of Women’s professional basketball in the United States. As well Legends of the Ball, Inc. Non-profit in which she currently serves as the president of raising awareness of the development and players of the game.

Alicia Berber a Hall-of-Famer at Riverside Community College join another Hall-of-Famer, Cheryl Miller, along with a pioneer and a legend, Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter to discuss Alicia’s two decades of harassment and retaliation in violation of Title IX and the subsequent lawsuit that she is pursuing, the second of it’s kind alleged against Riverside by Coach Berber.