SHAWNEE, Okla.—Gary Hudson, the first coach of Oklahoma’s women’s basketball team after the program was reinstated, has died. He was 59.
Hudson was hired to coach the Sooners in 1990 after university administrators briefly eliminated the program. He went 39-45 in three seasons before resigning after an inquiry by the NCAA. He then coached at Shawnee High School for five years before his health forced him into early retirement. He died Sunday.
Hudson was born Aug. 29, 1949, in McCook, Neb., and played football at the University of Wyoming for a year before transferring to Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. He played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins’ organization before starting his career in coaching that included stints at Oklahoma Baptist and Oregon State.
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Information from: The Oklahoman,
