Betty Jaynes p3
From 8-10-14
This is the last of three stories on the life of Betty Jaynes. I never coached Betty Jaynes--I wish I could have enjoyed having her on my basketball team. As a high school teacher, it was a pleasure to have her in my class, and I saw parts of most of her high school basketball games. For several years she was a major part of my camping staff in athletics at the FHA-FFA Camp---and she was a lifelong friend whom I had always admired. Whenever I spoke to groups, or told my players to "dream", I would always tell them about the "little mill-town girl who soared the heights" which very few "eaglets" could reach! I will always be thankful that I was able to say my "goodbys" publicly to Betty at her funeral, when I spoke before the large numbers of people who had come from all over the country to pay their respects. We are listing a small sampling of some of the tributes that flowed about Betty Jaynes and her remarkable life:
"Betty Jaynes impacted us all! What an amazing woman!"-Coach Freese, U of Maryland
"Thinking of Betty Jaynes & the 35 yrs. that I marveled at her passion & love of the game"-Coach Auriemma, U.Conn.
"Betty was a pillar on which the game continues to grow & thrive."-Jim Haney, NABC
"Women's basketball would not be the same game it is, without Betty Jaynes"- CoachSummitt, U of Tennessee
"I have never known college basketball without Betty Jaynes."- Coach McFerrin, U of Memphis
"Betty was like a mother to me." - Beth Bass, CEO of WBCA
"When you see a women's game on TV, when you see a sell-out crowd at the Final Four, when you see women's coaches six-figure contracts, these are, in large part, because of
Betty Jaynes!" Darrell Huckaby, teacher, coach, & author
"I feel confident that Betty Jaynes was at the table when every meaningful conversation took place about 'growing women's basketball'" Coach Andy Landers, UGA
"Our game--and our lives--are better because of you, Betty Jaynes. Your crown in Heaven awaits!" Coach Butler, U of Florida
"BETTY FAITH--what a perfect name---her faith in us will live on forever!" Coach Ramsey, Ashland U.
"If there was a Mt. Rushmore of Women's Basketball, Betty Jaynes would surely be on it!" Coach Barron, U of Maine
