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The Golden Cyclones were one of the dominant AAU teams of the era. In addition to the National Championship in 1931, they finished as the national runner-up in 1929, 1932 and 1933, while finishing fourth in 1930.<ref name="Ikard215">{{harvnb|Ikard|p=215}}</ref> They held the offensive record for scoring the most points ever in a National Tournament game (97) as well as the defensive record for the fewest points ever allowed (4).<ref name="Hult161">{{harvnb|Hult|p=161}}</ref> |
The Golden Cyclones were one of the dominant AAU teams of the era. In addition to the National Championship in 1931, they finished as the national runner-up in 1929, 1932 and 1933, while finishing fourth in 1930.<ref name="Ikard215">{{harvnb|Ikard|p=215}}</ref> They held the offensive record for scoring the most points ever in a National Tournament game (97) as well as the defensive record for the fewest points ever allowed (4).<ref name="Hult161">{{harvnb|Hult|p=161}}</ref> |
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In 1934, the Golden Cyclones were enrolled ''en masse'' into Dallas's new college, [[Dixie University]], to become the college's women's basketball team known as the Dixie Rebels. Dixie instantly had a national championship-contending team in time for the 1934 tournament. After winning its early games, the Rebels were trounced by the two-time defending champion Oklahoma City Cardinals. It appears that the Cyclones/Rebels never played another game. <ref name>{{cite news|title=Oklahoma City Cardinals Defend National Crown in Girls’ Court Tourney|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=March 25, 1934|page=4|via=[[www.Newsbank.com]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name>{{cite news|title=Oklahoma City Cagers Gain Women’s Semifinal|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=March 29, 1934|page=9|via=[[www.Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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* {{cite book | last = Hult | first = Joan S.| last2 = Trekell| first2 = Marianna| title = A Century of women's basketball : From Frailty to Final Four | publisher = National Association for Girls and Women in Sport | location = Reston, Va | year = 1991 | isbn = 9780883144909 }} |
* {{cite book | last = Hult | first = Joan S.| last2 = Trekell| first2 = Marianna| title = A Century of women's basketball : From Frailty to Final Four | publisher = National Association for Girls and Women in Sport | location = Reston, Va | year = 1991 | isbn = 9780883144909 }} |
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* {{Cite book|last=Ikard|first=Robert W.|year=2005|title= Just for Fun: The Story of AAU Women's Basketball |publisher=The University of Arkansas Press|ISBN=978-1557288899 }} |
* {{Cite book|last=Ikard|first=Robert W.|year=2005|title= Just for Fun: The Story of AAU Women's Basketball |publisher=The University of Arkansas Press|ISBN=978-1557288899 }} |
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Revision as of 05:52, 30 November 2020
The Golden Cyclones were a 1930s group of women athletes who played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) softball, basketball and track-and-field. Based in Dallas, Texas they were sponsored by the Employers Casualty Insurance Company (ECC) and coached by "Colonel" Melvin J. McCombs, manager of the ECC athletic program in Dallas.[1]
Babe Zaharias was their star team member from 1930-1932, leading the Golden Cyclone Basketball team to the AAU women's basketball championship|AAU Women's Basketball Championship in 1931.[2]
The Golden Cyclones were one of the dominant AAU teams of the era. In addition to the National Championship in 1931, they finished as the national runner-up in 1929, 1932 and 1933, while finishing fourth in 1930.[3] They held the offensive record for scoring the most points ever in a National Tournament game (97) as well as the defensive record for the fewest points ever allowed (4).[4]
In 1934, the Golden Cyclones were enrolled en masse into Dallas's new college, Dixie University, to become the college's women's basketball team known as the Dixie Rebels. Dixie instantly had a national championship-contending team in time for the 1934 tournament. After winning its early games, the Rebels were trounced by the two-time defending champion Oklahoma City Cardinals. It appears that the Cyclones/Rebels never played another game. [5] [6]
Notes
- ^ Hult, pp. 160–164
- ^ Ikard, p. 33
- ^ Ikard, p. 215
- ^ Hult, p. 161
- ^ "Oklahoma City Cardinals Defend National Crown in Girls' Court Tourney". The Dallas Morning News. March 25, 1934. p. 4 – via www.Newsbank.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma City Cagers Gain Women's Semifinal". The Nebraska State Journal. March 29, 1934. p. 9 – via www.Newspapers.com.
References
- Hult, Joan S.; Trekell, Marianna (1991). A Century of women's basketball : From Frailty to Final Four. Reston, Va: National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. ISBN 9780883144909.
- Ikard, Robert W. (2005). Just for Fun: The Story of AAU Women's Basketball. The University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1557288899.
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