Temple's Tigerbelles: An Illustrated History Of The Women Who Outran the World

Temple's Tigerbelles: An Illustrated History Of The Women Who Outran the World

Temple's Tigerbelles: An Illustrated History Of The Women Who Outran the World

Temple's Tigerbelles: An Illustrated History Of The Women Who Outran the World

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Overview

Temple’s Tigerbelles: An Illustrated History Of The Women Who Outran the World is a celebration of a unique rags to riches story unlike any other.

The people who helped make the story, or dynasty, come true are a group of female track athletes known as the Tigerbelles and their male coach who started his 44-year tenure with $300 and a station wagon.

They went on to bring home 23 Olympic Medals – 13 Gold, six Silver and four Bronze – while representing the United States in Olympic competitions from Melbourne to Rome to Mexico City to Los Angeles to Montreal and beyond.

In between, the young ladies with nicknames such as Skeeter, Red, Tweety, the Lady with the Golden Shoes, Pee Wee, BJ and Lu, had to hit the fields along the highway to use the restroom when they traveled because the color of their skin happened to be black.

As their coach, Ed Temple, once said, it was “mind boggling’’ how the Tigerbelles did what they did. “It was extraordinary,’’ Coach Temple added, especially during a time when women’s sports in the United States was almost nonexistent. What delighted the coach even more is the fact that of the 40 Olympians he coached, at least 40 earned one or more academic degrees.

Yes, it’s time for a celebration.

For more Tigerbelle stories visit www.templestigerbelles.com


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780989249843
Publisher: Cumberland Media LLC
Publication date: 12/10/2018
Pages: 52
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Dwight Lewis, a graduate of Tennessee State University, is a retired award-winning reporter, columnist and editorial page editor for The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville. In 1981, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship to study at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In November 2017, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He is the co-author of A Will To Win, which chronicles the amazing athletic history of TSU. He also contributed to the book, Thinking Black: Some of the Nation's Best Black Columnists Speak Their Mind.

James R. Threalkill is an Emmy Award-winning visual artist in painting, pottery, murals, batik and book illustrations. His experience includes international exhibitions and special projects. He is a devoted individual with extensive knowledge in the fine arts area as it relates to visual media and culture. A graduate of the George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Fine Arts, James has won numerous awards and has also served as executive director of the 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee."
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