Patrick Ewing will probably make more money, but Lynette Woodard, 26, is almost certain to have more fun. Calling it "the opportunity of the century," the 5-ft. 11-in. basketball player last week became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters, fulfilling a longtime dream. "The Globetrotters were always special, but they were even more special to me," explains Woodard, whose cousin is ex-Trotter Hubie ("Geese") Ausbie. The all-time best female college scorer when she graduated in 1981 from the University of Kansas, Woodard was captain of the 1984 Olympic gold medal- winning U.S. women's basketball team and beat out 22...
People: Oct. 21, 1985
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