Tina Sloan Green

Tina Sloan Green
Biographical details
Born (1944-04-27) April 27, 1944
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1969-73 United States women's national field hockey team
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975-92 Temple
Head coaching record
Overall 207-64-4
NLL Hall of Fame

Tina Sloan Green (born April 27, 1944) is a former women's lacrosse head coach of the Temple Owls from 1975 to 1992. Apart from coaching, she was the first African American to play for the United States women's national field hockey team from 1969 to 1973. Sloan Green was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

Early life and education

Sloan Green was born on April 27, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed a Bachelor of Physical Education at West Chester University in 1966 and a Masters of Education at Temple University in 1970.[1]

Career

While at the Philadelphia High School for Girls as a student, Sloan Green was on multiple sports teams including basketball and field hockey. After completing her post-secondary education, she worked at Unionville High School and William Penn High School as a teacher and assistant coach in basketball.[2] From 1969 to 1973, Sloan Green continued her field hockey experience as the first Black American of the United States women's national field hockey team. During her time on the national field hockey team, Sloan Green became the head coach of the Lincoln (Pennsylvania) Lions basketball team in 1973.[3]

Sloan Green went on to coach the Temple Owls women's lacrosse team from 1975 to 1992. As head coach, Sloan Green was the first African American to become head coach of a women's college lacrosse team.[4] After her retirement, she had a career record of 207 wins, 62 losses and 4 ties with the Owls.[3]

Personal life

Sloan Green is married and has two children.[3]

Awards and honors

In lacrosse, Sloan Green was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1997, the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame[5] in 1999 and IWLCA Hall of Fame in 2017.[6] She was also named a member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

References

  1. ↑ Seggar, John F. A.; Hawkes, Nena (2000). Celebrating Women Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. pp. 180–81. ISBN 0313309124. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Seggar 2000, p. 181.
  3. 1 2 3 Hunt, Donald (3 February 2010). "Tina Sloan Green paved the way for African-American women in sports". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Richcreek, Katie (22 June 2017). "Tina Sloan Green on Title IX and founding the Black Women in Sport Foundation". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "International Women's Sports Hall of Fame". Women's Sports Foundation. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "IWLCA Inducts 2017 Hall of Fame Class". Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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