FROM THE VAULT When Sports Illustrated wrote a story on the Flying Queens BASKETBALL’S FLYING QUEENS Dec. 9th, 1957 The world of girls’ basketball has never, until now, seen anything like this attractive winning crew—the Hutcherson Flying Queens of little Wayland College in Plainview, Texas. Descending from the skies in Beechcraft Bonanzas (hence the “Flying”)…
Read MoreOLYMPIC-SIZED FRUSTRATION: ‘IT WAS JUST DEVASTATING…”
Olympic-sized frustration: ‘It was just devastating…” Coach Jill Schneider recalls how boycott ended team I remember hearing our national anthem in Korea and how much pride I felt, and being part of the opening ceremonies at the Pan Am Games and how chilling that was, and I could hardly imagine how much better it would…
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QUEENS NOMINATED FOR INDUCTION INTO NAISMITH HALL OF FAME
Wayland Baptist University’s Flying Queens Women’s Basetball Team Has Again Been Nominated For Induction Into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Entry into the Hall of Fame Would Cement A Long, Rich History For Women’s College Team From West Texas PLAINVIEW, TX – December 22, 2017 – Wayland Baptist University’s women’s basketball team, the…
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DENVER FILMMAKER PRODUCES “FLYING QUEENS: A BASKETBALL DYNASTY”
One love, one goal and one common dream sealed their destiny … to become the foundation of a dynasty that would last for decades. In the hot dusty panhandle of 1950s Texas, in a most unlikely place, a talented few women formed The Hutcherson Flying Queens. This heart-warming story will entertain, amuse and inform audiences…
Read MoreHARLEM GLOBETROTTER “MARQUES HAYNES” AND THE FLYING QUEENS
Marques Haynes Taught Globetrotter Routines to the Flying Queens by DANNY ANDREWS “The recent passing of former Harlem Globetrotter star Marques Haynes in Plano at age 89 brought back fond memories for former Wayland Flying Queens coach Harley Redin and several of his former players. The Queens and Globetrotters were staying at the Noel hotel…
Read MoreQUEEN’S TRAILBLAZERS OF THE GAME IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME FOR 131 CONSECUTIVE WINS
Queen’s Trailblazers of the Game in Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame for 131 Consecutive Wins The Wayland Baptist University women’s team achieved a 131-game winning streak from November of 1953 to March of 1958, and were inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as Trailblazers of the Game. During that time the Flying Queens…
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