Coach Gunter inducted into LSU Hall of Fame

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This past weekend, Coach Gunter was inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame. Below is excerpts from an article beautifully written by Lady Tiger SID Bill Martin:


The late Sue Gunter was a pioneer in women's basketball, but what defined the Hall of Famer was something much more than 708 wins in 40 seasons. She was a mentor and a friend and she did it with integrity and class.

Those two traits are easy to see why her legacy lives on in Baton Rouge and throughout the women's game today. There are reminders everywhere at LSU of what she meant to the program. A bronze statue and painting stands in the complex named in her honor. A banner hangs from the Maravich Center rafters with her accomplishments. Her phrase "dream big, work hard," is prominent among the current class of players.

Then there are the people she affected on a daily basis during her coaching career - the players, the managers, the coaches and the support staff. A painting proudly hangs from the wall of LSU associate head coach Bob Starkey's office. A photo sits on the desk of Cornelia Gayden, a three-time All-Southeastern Conference guard from 1993-95, in her office in McComb, Miss.

"Playing for Coach Gunter was one of the most amazing things to ever happen to me in my life," said Gayden, a 1995 All-American. "She was not only a great coach and a great mentor for all of us. She was concerned about our education and concerned about us as people first and foremost. That just made it easy to want to play for her."

"Coach Gunter is someone who has greatly influenced me as a coach and as a person," Starkey said. "That influence is just as strong today ever before. I feel obligated to carry on her legacy of love for the game and the players that play it so that I can share her influence.


Read Bill Martin's entire article at: http://bit.ly/b5JvOP

Posted by Bill Martin