1. Lometa Ruth Odom was an American women's basketball player and coach.
13 Facts About Lometa Odom
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Lometa Odom was a member of the US women's national team which won the gold medal in basketball at the 1955 Pan American Games.
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Lometa Odom led her high school team to state titles three times and was selected for Texas All-State honors each of those seasons.
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Lometa Odom went on to play for the Wayland Baptist team in Plainview, Texas from 1952 through 1956.
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Lometa Odom was the team's top offensive player all four years, and she was the first Wayland player to become a four-time All-American.
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Lometa Odom was just exceptional at faking and getting good, accurate shots.
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Lometa Odom was chosen for the women's basketball team to represent the US at the Second Pan American Games in March 1955 in Mexico City.
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Lometa Odom was a member of the PTA, the National Science Teachers Association and the Texas High School Coaches Association.
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Lometa Odom moved to Canyon, Texas in 2003 and then to Amarillo in 2010.
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Lometa Odom died January 27,2017, in Amarillo and is buried at Westlawn Memorial Park in Dimmitt.
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Lometa Odom was named to the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame in 1968.
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Lometa Odom was the first woman inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame and the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame.
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Lometa Odom was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.