Graduated from Ider High Scool. In 1980 she was the DeKalb County Player of the Year in basketball, MVP in basketball. Also received Outstanding Teenager Award, Presidential Physical Fitness Award, and Who’s Who. She received a basketball scholarship to Chattanooga State Community College. She averaged 28 points per game with a carrer high of 34. In 1982 she received a scholarship to Jacksonville State University. Upon graduation she began coaching at Plainview. In 1975 she was the first girl in ALabama to play on a boy’s junior high basketball team. At Ider, she was an all-area, all-county, best offensive player, and best free-throw shooter in basketball. She also excelled in volleyball and is a 10-time world qualifier in horse barrel racing.
