Bertha Teague

Bertha Teague

Class of 1999

  • Began her coaching career at Cairo (Okla.) but moved to Byng (Okla.) High School after one year (1927)
  • Guided the school to 38 conference titles, 27 district championships, and 22 state tournament berths
  • Won eight state crowns at Byng and finished as state runner-up seven times
  • Posted five undefeated seasons, including a three-year stretch in which her squads wired together 98 straight victories and three consecutive state crowns (1936-1938)
  • Served on the National Rules Committee of the Division of Girls and Women's Sports (1949-1960)
  • Helped organize the Oklahoma High School Girls' Basketball Coaches Association and was named the organization's first president, then re-elected to seven consecutive one-year terms (1962)
  • Has also been credited with being an innovator in the area of basketball apparel
  • Coached from 1926-1969, amassing a career record of 1,157-115 for a winning percentage of .910

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