Joanne K. Gochenour Bracker

(1945- ) lives in Fremont. College basketball coach, educator, in 33 seasons as head women's basketball coach at Midland Lutheran College, her teams have compiled a record of 659 wins and 246 losses, served on U.S. Olympic Basketball Selection Committee, considered a pioneer among national women coaches; was among 25 original inductees in 1999 to Women's Basketball Hall of Fame based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Consult Lincoln Journal Star, June 10, 1999, p. C-1 and Sunday /Omaha/ World Herald, December 5, 1999, pp. C-3, C-4.

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