SEEKER- THE HOVLAND FACTOR

Thursday, May 12, 2011

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Monday, May 9, 2011

THE MOTHER OF ALL GIFTS

Erin Hovland-Moffitt
Mothers Day gifted me , in ways unimaginable unless you are sitting in my skin 8 phone calls from some of these women and more, 45 to 50 years later. I will be reuniting with three women that played for my dads Harlem Chicks 1958, I will sit and film 5 women who played with the Texas Cowgirls this summer across America .
Up coming reunions, documentary revised ready to roll up my sleeves,

SEEKER: MY PARENTS MADE A LIVING BARNSTORMING CROSS COUNTRY

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

MY PARENTS MADE A LIVING BARNSTORMING CROSS COUNTRY

Florence Cleo Holder -Hovland center front row

Florence Cleo Holder-Hovland

Florence Cleo Holder- Hovland left side

Dempsey Hovland athlete, owner, coach ,manager .agent of 7 barnstorm
sports teams My Dad.

Florence (Holder) Hovland on left -my mom

YOU THINK THE HELMETS ARE FUNNY SOON AFTER A CHIMPANZEE CHASED FLORENCE FROM THE LOCKER ROOM GOOD HEAVENS FOR THE PLAYFUL HEADGEAR.

Florence and Leona working off steam before a basketball game

My mom Florence on the bench on left . A little time to catch up on mail from home, recent news clippings of the team and travel itineraries

   My aunt Francis Holder Homan
   My mom Florence Holder-Hovland
   My moms childhood friend and HS basketball rivalry Leona Evans
   All from rural Arkansas Winthrop, Ashdown, Gilham

My dad Dempsey Hovland cooking for his athletes.

My mom Florence on far right (just a baby) on the road in hotel room.

My aunt Francis in front seat darn it another mountain road wipeout

My aunt Frances far left my mom Florence 4th from left

   My mom Florence on rear of the wreck , a schedule was instituted
   one loaded personal luggage one player loaded and inventoried equipment
   into the custom advertising rack. In the summers my dad filled it with
   sand for us Hovland kids to play in, in our backyard.

   Packing a basketball team of women into a station wagon with my dad and my oldest brother (just a
   baby) traveling every sate in the US and Canada.

   Cherokee Gerry traveled with the basketball team for a few years
   As a singing guitar playing cowgirl entertaining at halftime. Mr and Mrs
   Hank Williams joined her for a few halftime shows, during the games.
   ( Lynda Kay this is your role. )

My mom Florence in her Levi jeans provided exclusively to the team, Acme
Boots another team off court outfit sponsor.

My mom Florence leaves rural Arkansas to travel the world as professional athlete straight out of high school.. it is easy to understand how my dad fell in love with her and proposed . If she would have chose to attend college on her athletic scholarship vs going pro on my dad's team myself and my siblings would not have been.

   My mom Florence, Marla and Betty Lou in off court Texas Cowgirl gear for NY Times photo shoot
   Before they play opening game at he Garden Knicks vs Celtics Game.

   Texas Cowgirls with Lakers before game my mom Florence on the far right

Joe Lapchick with the Texas Cowgirls when he invited them to play
opening game for the NBA

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Barnstorm Basketball Women's History

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

NBA teams name changes arenas played by Texas Cowgirls

NBA ARENA HISTORY (1949- inception of NBA inception of Texas Cowgirls )

Highlighted arenas were double headers for NBA arenas teams Texas Cowgirl's played opening games on NBA rosters

Atlanta Hawks 2000-Present Philips Arena Present Arena

1997-99 Georgia Dome Home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons

1968-72; 1997-

99 Alexander Memorial

Coliseum Georgia Tech's fieldhouse. Used for

basketball and other sporting events.

1972-1997 The Omni Demolished in 1997; New Philips Arena

being built on site.

St. Louis Hawks 1955-68 St. Louis Arena Demolished in 1999; Office Park is

planned for the site.

Milwaukee Hawks 1951-55 Milwaukee Arena

(MECCA) Still standing; home to concerts, some

NCAA basketball; other social and civic

events.

Tri-Cities

Blackhawks 1949-51 Wharton Fieldhouse Still standing; High school basketball

now played here.

Boston Celtics 1995-Present Fleet Center Present Arena

1949-95 Boston Garden Demolished in 1998; Now a parking lot.

1949-52 Boston Arena (played a

few games here) Renamed to Matthews Arena and home

of Northeastern University athletics.

1975-78 Hartford Civic Center I

(played between 3-6

games each year)

Civic Center II renovated on the site after

Civic Center I's roof collapsed from

heavy snow.

1979-95 Hartford Civic Center

II (played between 2-5

games each year)

Now home to a variety of athletic events

including minor league hockey, arena

football, NCAA basketball and other

social and civic events.

Various times Providence Arena

some games here)

Fort Wayne Pistons 1952-1957 Memorial Coliseum Home to minor league hockey; NCAA

basketball and other activities

1949-1952 North Side High

School Gym Home to North Side High's high school

team.

Francisco Warriors in

1966-1967)

1966-1967 Arena I II

San Francisco 1966-1971; Cow Palace Still standing; host to various social,

Warriors 1962-1964 civic, and athletic events.

1964-1966 Civic Auditorium Renamed Bill Graham Civic Auditorium;

Hosts various social and civic events

1964-1966 University of San

Francisco Memorial

Gym

Still standing; used for UCSF athletics

Philadelphia Warriors 1949-1962 Philadelphia Arena

1952-1962 Convention Hall

New York Knicks 1967-Present Madison Square

Garden IV Present Arena

1949-1967 Madison Square

Garden III Demolished in 1968;

1949-1959 69th Regiment Armory

(played a few games

there)

Still standing; some boxing matches are

held here.

Philadelphia

76ers

1996-Present First Union Center Present Arena

1967-1996 Corestates Spectrum

(known as the

Spectrum from1967-

1994)

Soccer, Lacrosse, and minor-league

hockey are played in the building

1963-1967 Convention Hall

1972-1973 The Palestra (played 6

games) Home to NCAA basketball for

Philadelphia's universities

Syracuse Nationals 1951-1963 Onondaga County War

Memorial Various athletic events including

lacrosse.

1949-1951 State Fair Coliseum

Los Angeles

Lakers

2000-Present Staples Center Present Arena

1967-1999 Great Western Forum

(known as The Forum

1967-1988)

1960-1967 Los Angeles Sports

Arena Current home of the NBA's Clippers

1949-1960 Minneapolis

Auditorium

1949-1960 Minneapolis Armory

Still standing: vacant; County wants to

build a jail on the site, but it is preserved

for its architecture.

1949-1960 St. Paul Auditorium

Kings

1985-1988 Arco Arena Renovated into Arco Arena II

Kansas City Kings

(also Omaha in 1974-

75)

1974-1985 Kemper Arena Soccer and minor-league hockey are

played in the building.

Kansas City/Omaha

Kings 1972-1975 Omaha Civic

Auditorium (Omaha) Home of NCAA's Creighton Bluejays

1972-74 Municipal Auditorium

(Kansas City) Various sporting events including

Woman's Big 12 basketball

championship.

Cincnnati Royals 1957-1972 Cincinnati Gardens Home of NCAA's Xavier Musketeers

Rochester Royals 1955-1957 Rochester War

Memorial
1949-1955 Edgerton Park Sports

Arena

Washington

Wizards

1997-Present MCI Center Present Arena

Washington Bullets 1974-1997 USAir Arena (known

as Capital Centre 1974-

1993)

Vacant

1972-1973 Cole Field House

(College Park, MD-

played a few games

here)

Home of the NCAA's Maryland

Terrapins

Baltimore Bullets 1963-1973 Baltimore Civic Center Home to lacrosse and minor-league

hockey and various other sports.

Chicago Zephyrs 1962-1963 Chicago Coliseum Demolished in 1982;

Chicago Packers 1961-1962 Chicago Amphitheater Slated for demolition in 1999

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Women break ground as equals in pro basketball mid century

The Texas Cowgirls are historically recorded for firsts in their tenure : First girls pro club to play Madison Square Garden. 1950's 1960's First female pro club to play the Maritime Provinces of Canada. 1950's 1960's First female club to play on NBA cards, 1950's and first female athletes on tour with the Harlem Globetrotters 1950's and 1960's . First multi cultural female barnstorm team to play in segregated schools, colleges, arenas in the 60's.

First female basketball team to play before 14,000 spectators.

First pro female basketball team featured on CBS famed sportscaster Heywood Hale Broun travelled with the team.

Only female basketball team to play against M.V.P. NFL Hall of Fame- Minneapolis Supreme Court Justice Alan Page

Only female pro basketball team sent by Robert MacNamara on oversees goodwill tour .