1949-1977

DEMPSEY HOVLAND FORMED HIS BALL CLUB IN OCT 1949 .DEVELOPMENT GAMES AND TRAINING  WAS FAST PACED AND HARD WORK. CHICAGO WAS THE TRAINING LOCATION WITH MONTHS OF SCRIMMAGE GAMES AGAINST MEN.THEY HIT THE ROAD IN JANUARY AS CROSS COUNTRY BARNSTORMERS 1950 . DEMPSEY RELOCATED HIMSELF HIS TEAM  AND  HIS FAMILY TO BISMARK N.D, THEN TO WISCONSIN IN 1956  AND BACK TO ILLINOIS  IN 1960.

IN PHOTOS WITH THE TEXAS COWGIRLS

Joe Lapchick -Coach NYKnicks

and CowGirls before a double headergame at Madison Squre Garden

George Mikan-Minneaplois Lakers

Slater Martin-Minneapolis Lakers

Jim Holstein Minneaplois Lakers

Dempseys future wife Florence Holder on far right

In warm up gear befor the CowGirls and Lakers double header

Cherokke Jeri 

Singing Cowgirl halftime act - toured with the basketball team

TEXAS COWGIRL SOUVENIER CLUTCH

FANS LOVED SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PROGRAM BOOKS, PHOTOS WITH THE TEAM, AND THE OFFICIAL TEXAS COWGIRL CLUTCH.

TEXAS COWGIRLS COLLAPSE NOUASSEUR SULTANS

"The Nouasseur Sultans bowed with gentlemanly- like grace to the Texas Cowgirls team Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. The razzle dazzle of theses touring cagers collapsed the defence of Steve pannes and company"

San Francisco Cow Palace hosts Dempsey Hovland's Cowgirls

The CowGirls may have lost this one by a nose

but it did not phase them . The season - 170 games played

112 wins 58 losses

UNDER THE PHOTO

"RUPP GOES UP- Joan Rupp of the Texas Cowgirls goes high into ozone to pull down a rebound against the S.F.  Prep Coache and Sports Writers All -Stars at the Cow Palace last night. Watching this gal's  high flying form are coaches Neil Decker, Galileo left, and Jim Keating, Everett High right. Referee is Walt Peters."

IN THE ARTICLE 

"The excitable, red faced  San Francisco Prep  Coach almost suffered a heart attack on the sidelines before his club pecked out a  47-45 sudden death overtime win over the Cow Girls  before 5,144 in the 

Cow Palace  last night ." The coach- Walt Roessing.

THE TEXAS COWGIRLS DOUBLE HEADERS WITH MEN'S PRO BASKETBALL TEAMS

New York Knickerbockers

Boston Celtics

Syracuse Nationals

Chicago Bombers

Holland Oilers

St Loius Hawks

Ft Wayne Pistons

Chicago Zephers

Indianapolis Olympians

Minneapolis  Lakers

Philadelphia Warriors

Milwaukee Hawks

Harlem Globetrotters

House of David

Hawaii 50th Staters

Fabulous Magicians

Todays Readers

United States 226 Ukraine 14 Belgium 10 France 10 Germany 6

Harry played on Dempsey's All American Indians basketball team and provided half time entertainment for the Texas CowGirls

HARRY McLAUGHLIN (Men's Basketball) Harry McLaughlin, who played from 1946-47 until 1949-50, was arguably the first "great" in Pacific Lutheran men's basketball annals. He was a bit of Magic Johnson and the Harlem Globetrotters while on the court, combining excellent ball-handling skills with showmanship to give the audience a real show. McLaughlin ranks third on the all-time PLU scoring list with 1,783 points. He averaged 17.0 points per game as a freshman, his highest per-game average, and never averaged less than 12.9 per contest. In addition, he twice earned Evergreen Conference All-Star honors. Since leaving Pacific Lutheran, McLaughlin, himself an American Indian, has been involved in Indian affairs in South Dakota.