Headhunters Softball Team Photographs and Newspaper Clippings
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Title
Headhunters Softball Team Photographs and Newspaper Clippings
Subject
Softball for women
Description
A Black women softball team, the Headhunters team was organized after a paird of Black players were taken off a local team. Terry Boyd and Ricky Gillespie were approached and consented to coach. The team was named Headhunters by Etta Jackson. THe vision of an all Black womens softball team became a reality. History, newspaper clippings and team roster.
Headhunters Roster 1978-1981: Tina Cobb, Rhoda Anthony, Beverly McCowan, Etta Jackson, Deborah (Donelda) Mayfield, Chernell Simpson, Jackie Arnwine, Gloria Anthony, Sue-Ellen Jackson, Brenda Smith, Helen Bailey, Anna Jewel Mooney, Brenda Hurst, Teressa Jackson, Delores Jackson, Jody McDermott, Tara Simpson, Phyliss Armstrong, Sandra Jackson, Annette Lowry, Teressa Lillard, Debbie Carver, Regina Smith; Coaches: Terry Boyd, Ricky Gillespie, Jan Armstrong, and Don Harris
Headhunters Roster 1978-1981: Tina Cobb, Rhoda Anthony, Beverly McCowan, Etta Jackson, Deborah (Donelda) Mayfield, Chernell Simpson, Jackie Arnwine, Gloria Anthony, Sue-Ellen Jackson, Brenda Smith, Helen Bailey, Anna Jewel Mooney, Brenda Hurst, Teressa Jackson, Delores Jackson, Jody McDermott, Tara Simpson, Phyliss Armstrong, Sandra Jackson, Annette Lowry, Teressa Lillard, Debbie Carver, Regina Smith; Coaches: Terry Boyd, Ricky Gillespie, Jan Armstrong, and Don Harris
Creator
Alberta Johnson Hover and Linda G. Long
Source
Alberta Johnson Hover and Linda G. Long
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Date
1978-1981
Contributor
Alona Norwood
Tanja Crouch
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States--Tennessee--McMinn Count
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Original Format
Paper
Files
Collection
Citation
Alberta Johnson Hover and Linda G. Long, “Headhunters Softball Team Photographs and Newspaper Clippings,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed May 14, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/3674.