Nancy Lieberman

Nancy Elizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former standout collegiate and professional basketball player. She is currently a women's basketball TV analyst and coach. She is regarded as one of the greatest figures in women's basketball.

Off the court life

In 2000, she returned to Old Dominion University to complete her undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies. At the time, she had been serving as president of the Women's Sports Foundation.

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2000 - Old Dominion University - Undergraduate

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In 2004, she became the Head Coach for the Dallas Fury of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL), and guided the team to a championship that season.

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2004 - National Women's Basketball League

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She currently lives in Carrollton, Texas with her son Timothy, Jr., and also writes a regular column on women's basketball for ESPN's website and appears as a TV commentator for the network.

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Carrollton, Texas - ESPN

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She has authored several books and videotapes, most of which were "how-to" advice to young female basketball players. But her first book, published in 1991, is her autobiography entitled Lady Magic: The Nancy Lieberman Story. She later co-authored her second book Basketball for Women with ESPN and ABC-TV commentator Robin Roberts.

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1991 - Autobiography - ESPN - ABC-TV - Robin Roberts

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In addition, she is heavily involved with charities such as the Special Olympics, the Jimmy V Foundation (named after the late Jim Valvano), and is the local chairperson of the Susan G. Komen Foundation's "Race For The Cure" in Plano, Texas, a support group for victims of breast cancer. She also hosts annual basketball camps for girls in Dallas and in Detroit.

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Special Olympics - Jim Valvano - Plano, Texas - Support group - Breast cancer - Dallas - Detroit

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She has also made guest appearances on the TV sitcoms "The Cosby Show" and "Joanie Loves Chachi", and was featured in a 1989 low-budget comedy movie called Perfect Profile.

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Sitcoms - The Cosby Show - Joanie Loves Chachi - 1989

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On a more trivial note, she served as a personal trainer to tennis star Martina Navratilova during the 1980s. Their relationship became the subject of a song by lesbian folksinger Phranc.

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Personal trainer - Martina Navratilova - 1980s - Phranc

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