Her love was basketball. WebJ ody Conradt, the powerhouse women's basketball coach at the University of Texas -Austin (UT), has won more college women's basketball games than any other coach in Registration for this event is now open in the THSCA Member Portal . That's one of the reasons it will be so difficult to fathom a basketball season without Pat Summitt. Its rattlesnake season in Texas. Conradts coaching passion and competitive instincts produced results. When Texas director of womens athletics Christine Plonsky invited Page two weeks to return for Sundays celebration, it was the first time anyone from the university had notified him in 40 years. When a young person remains in touch with you long after their last season of eligibility or graduation, that is the most meaningful measurable result. Armed with those traits, a graceful, compassionate style, Texas-sharp wit and humor, and a desire to bring education and sport opportunities to young women, Conradt emerged as a visionary leader for womens college basketball and womens sports administration. In the 1980s, Longhorn womens teams piled up 15 national championships, including Conradts 34-0 1985-86 squad. We think about it being opportunity in sport, but it is opportunity in a lot of different areas. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1998 Established by the College of Liberal Arts and the Center for Women and Gender Studies, this fund is used primarily to support the "Inspire" program. Striving for excellence. On Buzzlearn.com, Jody is listed as a It eventually became bigger than both of our respective UTs. Ford had met in the White House with a concerned Royal, Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler and Arkansas coach Frank Broyles. This is a carousel. The statue will be unveiled at an invitation-only ceremony Friday. Educated at Baylor Univerdity (B.S., M.S. We would commit to playing each other every year, alternating the games between Austin and Knoxville, Tenn. Our agreement was simple. Her friends and players also knew a loving, gentle - yes, gentle - kind and compassionate soul who loved to laugh and entertain friends at her house. Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the games elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. We were happy to come away with a victory, but more importantly, I remember marveling at how hard their marketing department had worked to pull off such an amazing feat and how excited we were to be a part of history. Buy or Sell Tickets. Like most of its fellow larger in-state schools, Texas was late in offering womens sports programs. Texas officials said Friday the statue will be dedicated in a private ceremony on Oct. 5. Former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt is expected to attend the dedication, which will include a video message from former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and recognition of the 40th anniversary Title IX, the federal law that bans sex discrimination in educational programs -- including sports. He retired from the Round Rock school district in 2004. Most people only saw Pat on the sideline. At Texas, and thanks to Title IX, resources wouldnt be nearly so bare, though the struggle for respect and visibility would be ongoing. He has not returned to the university to watch the Lady Longhorns during that span until Sunday. Idyllic though her upbringing had been in Goldthwaite, where her father, Charles, played semi-pro baseball and mother, Ann, played softball, Addie Jo was certain her life in organized sports ended with her 40-points-per-game high school career in six-player half-court basketball. Conradt, valedictorian of Goldthwaites 22-student Class of 59, recalls the boys and girls basketball teams riding a bus together to play packed-gym doubleheaders in towns like Mason, Burnet and Llano. Jody Conradt was the Texas women's basketball coach from 1976-2007 and is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. instructor to Coach Conradt to Texas womens athletic director. Column: Isnt it time we heard from Georgia coach Kirby Smart? This was not the case for many women prior to 1972. AUSTIN, Texas -- When the University of Texas hired Jody Conradt to coach its women's basketball team for $17,000 in 1976, one of the state's largest newspapers announced the move with the headline: "Woman Hired at Man's Salary.". No doubt prodded by the specter of Title IX, Texas in 1975 hired Lopiano. From 1992-2001, Conradt served UT in a dual role as basketball coach and womens athletics director, and she currently serves as a special assistant to womens athletics. Jody Conradt was nurtured by the small-town, West Texas values of Goldthwaite (pop. We aspired to turn our women's basketball programs into powerhouses. Tough, demanding and relentless. She was drafted, played in the WNBA and oversees in seven countries. Ultimately she agreed to be the athletic director, but only if she was allowed to keep coach. Under Rice, Conradt learned the value of fundamentals. The Basketball Hall of Fame makes no representation concerning, and is not responsible for the quality, content, accessibility, nature or reliability of any hyperlinked site. Page described Thompson as a very special human being., In Betty Thompsons eyes, I saw acceptance and belief, he continued. As director of the division of recreational sports, she chaired the committee that established a department for womens intercollegiate athletics at the university. Conradt received her B.S. He considers it an honor to be the universitys first black head coach, but the journey was not always easy. "Even though Jody was a fierce competitor on the court, she was a true friend to me off the court as well. That was Pat - always thinking about our game. the 50th anniversary of the civil rights law that changed her life and those of millions of other American women. Find more sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt first met at a basketball camp in 1974. Heres what you need to know. On Dec. 9, 1982, the first game of the Texas versus Tennessee series was born. Jody Conradt was the Texas women's basketball coach from 1976-2007 and is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame Museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." It was not easy for a man of color to coach at Texas, he said. Conradt has been the No one is more proud of those facts than Goldthwaites Addie Jo Conradt, whose 7-foot bronze statue appropriately stands in the UT athletics Hall of Fame next to, and just as tall, as that of Darrell K Royal. There were no scholarships in which to induce and reward them, unlike for their male counterparts. Moving forward as an individual to support the greater good of a team. We started with a blank slate, with a brand-new law that everybody was excited about, and figured it out.. Conradt among National Sportsmanship Day 20th Anniversary honorees [Feb. 25, 2011] She was one of the very earliest supporters (of Texas Womens Athletics), said Chris Plonsky, chief of staff for Texas Athletics. This week, we hosted three sisters (two who are twins) for coach Vic Schaefers girls basketball camp. We dominated the series early, going 4-0 from 1982-86 en route to becoming the NCAA's first undefeated team to win a national women's basketball championship. Coach Conradt said, "That became the defensive philosophy I've always tried to follow." But thankfully the little picture that I did envision grew into something grand and glorious.. Her 1985-86 team (34-0) was the sport's first undefeated national champion, and she was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. Being a teacher or, if I went to Brownwood, I might see a nurse.. In her brazen navet, Lopiano hadnt connected the dots or realized the ramification of going to Capitol Hill. Born: May 13, 1941. Conradt knew it was just the start of a long, tough fight to lift women's college athletics at Texas and around the country from afterthought to equal footing with the men. Her time at UT also included coaching the sport's first undefeated national champion. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. WebConradt's classroom eventually became a multipurpose arena at her beloved University of Texas, after serving as women's basketball coach at Sam Houston State (1969-73) and coach/women's athletics director at UT-Arlington (1973-76). All rights reserved. When he came to Texas in 1996, the upper Midwesttransplant wouldn't have imagined heading a program that would give him four state championships. Jody Conradt was nurtured by the small-town, West Texas values of Goldthwaite (population1,822), where her childhood revolved around community, family, friends and sports. Conradt also was Texas' women's athletic director from 1992-2001. Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Oops! At 67, Page reflects on a period that challenged him in so many ways. Grizzlies 113, Rockets 99: 2nd-half flurry extends Houston's skid, Texas A&M's SEC title hopes quashed by Alabama's win over Auburn. It will be on permanent display in the Frank Erwin Center by the Longhorns' exhibition game against Incarnate Word on Oct. 30. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. If Conradt had the edge due to her up-tempo offense, full-court defense, attention to detail and foothold in the UT system which enabled her to meet Chancellor Charles LeMaistre so be it. If something like that ever happened, he never let us know about it, she said. Tickets are $89 in advance and $99 at the door. Solomon: DeMeco Ryans the right coach at the right time, 3 pressing questions facing new Astros GM Dana Brown, Jabari Smith Jr. growing up in NBA with an assist from his father, Poor parent behavior is driving high school sports refs away. UTA had driven to Arkansas in a pair of station wagons. Jody Conradt; Former Texas standout and WNBA player Jackson dies at 37. In 38 years as a collegiate head coach, Conradts players won 900 games. No person in the United States shall, based on sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. She had traveled the world for a decade as a star softball player, earned a Ph.D. at USC and had been a multi-sport coach and assistant AD at Brooklyn College. The NCAA and mens college sports administrators were concerned that if Title IX forced schools to fund womens sports, it would dilute resources for and income from revenue-producing mens sports, primarily football and basketball. Brad Townsend, Sports enterprise reporter, Mavericks and NBA.. Dallas Morning News sports reporter since 1993. Title IX and the universities that embraced it changed the lives of young women across the country, Conradt said. Jody Conradt arrived at the University of Texas in 1976 and quickly established the Longhorns as an unstoppable force on the national scene. If I hadnt shown up, I would have been a fraud, he said. Its always thrilling to take a diamond in the rough and build it. UTA won its first game and had to face top seed Stephen F. Austin, which had a first-round bye. Scholarships for women athletes were virtually nonexistent. AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas will honor former women's coach Jody Conradt with a 7-foot bronze statue inside the Longhorns' basketball arena. Texas president Bill Powers called Conradt a "truly historic" figure. Jody Conradt came to the University of Texas just a couple of years after [Title IX], said former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a taped statement. Page said the most influential figure during his time at Texas was the late Betty Thompson, a pioneer in womens athletics. Tower and Ed Clark were friends. So far back that we have been called pioneers," Summitt said. I think we all did. Texas, perhaps more than any university in the country, has grappled with, shaped and ultimately led the implementing of Title IX. He still serves the district as a part-time life-skills coach.. Even then, after briefly teaching junior high in Houston and returning to Waco to be an assistant coach at Midway High and earn her masters at Baylor, opportunities were scarce. The attorney called back: Would you come to D.C. to testify about the Tower Amendment?, Lopiano: Why, yes, my mother and father will be very proud.. It was about the responsibility to a game that had already given us a great deal. The program offered no scholarships. Her love was basketball. They, too, will have the same opportunities as their mom, in their own time. Solomon: DeMeco Ryans the right coach at the right time, 3 pressing questions facing new Astros GM Dana Brown, Jabari Smith Jr. growing up in NBA with an assist from his father, Poor parent behavior is driving high school sports refs away. Their mother was a young lady who came to the University on scholarship from Milwaukee, Wis., in fall 1994 but had unfortunately lost her battle with cancer just before Christmas last year. Even then, I knew. For us, coaching was always bigger than basketball. Women's Power Rankings: Pac-12 teams, Maryland show their teeth, SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school girls' basketball teams in the 2022-23 season, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Clearly, for us, it wasn't about the money. If approved, it would be the largest scholarship for Texas Womens Athletics in history, said Jody Conradt, a retired UT womens basketball coach, in a letter of support for the proposal. When you grew up in a small town, you only saw women doing one of two things, Conradt says. A game that would afford us opportunities that country girls like us could only dream about. When he came to Texas in 1996, the upper Midwesttransplant wouldn't have imagined heading a program that would give him four state championships. When the University of Texas hired Jody Conradt to coach its women's basketball team for $17,000 in 1976, one of the state's largest newspapers announced and M.S. Perhaps nowhere was that concern more heightened than at Texas, which had won national football championships in 1963, 1969 and 1970 under coach Darrell Royal, who since 1962 had doubled as the schools athletic director. All Ive ever known was to rise up and move forward, no matter what the challenge may be, no matter the difficulty or pain.. UT-Arlington teams competed regionally under AIAW governance, which meant frequent matchups against Gunters powerful Stephen F. Austin basketball squads. It was circa 1974 when we were counselors at a Patsy Neal Basketball Camp in North Carolina. Her aspirations were to teach. Conradt honored with Joe Lapchick Character Award [Nov. 18, 2010] UT expects Pat Summitt to be among those on hand for the unveiling of the 7-foot bronze statue. It wasnt until later, after I left, that I realized there was a whole world that didnt understand women in athletics, says Addie Jo, better known as Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach and University of Texas icon Jody Conradt. She loved competing. The states best coach in the mid-1970s? I came to Texas in 1976 to coach volleyball AND basketball. Conradt personifies Title IX. AUSTIN Addie Jo Conradt and her Goldthwaite High basketball teammates didnt realize how good they had it, relatively. Its fun to watch.. The 600-pound statue depicts Conradt with an outstretched right arm flashing the "Hook'em" sign and was placed inside the school's basketball arena. And she was most definitely all of those things. Retha Swindell and Cathy Self-Morgan, pioneer players for Texas womens basketball, describe Page as a driven but fair man who cared about his players. Fortunately, she resided in a state that prides itself on passion, opportunity and can-do attitude. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Jackson was a standout for Jody Conradt's final Texas teams, one of only three Longhorns to ever achieve three-time All-American status. When reality set in that the answer probably was yes, it triggered panic, chaos and years of legal challenges primarily from the NCAA, which had no authority over college womens sports, such as they were at the time. So whenever we went on road trips, we had a different roommate for each game. Joe Youngblood Coaching? in physical education at Baylor University. Sharp did not respond to a request for an interview. Women's Champ Week predictions: Which teams will win the auto bids in all 32 conferences? Especially at Texas, Conradt showcased her student-athletes, their speed and athleticism in a fast-breaking, run-and-shoot attack that lifted herteams to enormous popularity. They reached the Final Four the following season, but then not again until 2003. Armed with those traits, a graceful, compassionate style, Texas-sharp wit and She reminded me: "It's for our game." Texas A&M women win SEC tournament opener vs. Vanderbilt, Houston Cougars basketball preview: Home finale vs. Wichita State, Yainer Diaz becomes first Astros hitter to violate new MLB rules. Gunter, figuring on a longer tournament stay, didnt bring Stephen F. Austin until the day of the second-round game. Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives Always thinking. ATLANTA (March 10, 2021) Legendary hall of famer Jody Conradt is the recipient of the 2021 Jostens-Berenson Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her At the end of the day, the counselors would play pickup, and I can remember being impressed with the wiry, hard-nosed guard with the thick Tennessee drawl. WebJody Conradt is a famous American basketball player-coach. He received an embrace from Conradt. Before camp registration, we toured campus with her three daughters and her mother, showing them where she had studied, stayed in the dorm and played basketball. On the morning she was to depart for Washington, D.C., Lopiano got a phone call from second-year UT President Lorene Rogers, the first and still only female president in the schools history. in physical education), Conradt first was a high school teacher and assistant girls basketball coach under legendary Waco Midway school administrator M.T. Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Report: Houston ranked No. They saw her photo on the wall of heralded players. Texas was a sleeping giant soon to be awakened by visionary womens athletics director Donna Lopiano and a supportive administration, faculty and fan base. I did exactly what I was supposed to do, Lopiano says. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. As I think back on the early days of women's basketball, I think about how much of it is defined by not only Pat's success but her presence. As fate would have it the following spring, Pat would stand on a ladder to cut down the nets in the Frank Erwin Center in Austin as her team became the NCAA champs, the first of eight titles in her 38-year career. Joanne Benton-McCrary, who played for Texas from 1988-1993, said Conradt taught her players more than basketball. At games end, Conradt had to ask Gunter for $200 cash and Stephen F. Austins hotel reservations. Her aspirations were to Her love was basketball. For me and my fellow administrators and coaches, Title IX impact focus always has been on young people. At 22, Pat had a focus, an intensity that most people couldn't comprehend. In 1975, Texas, in response to Title IX, hired as the first director of its recently created womens athletic department a brusque, audacious 29-year-old visionary, Donna Lopiano. After Lopiano faxed specifics of the $2.4 million mens budget, the attorney asked for a copy of the UT womens sports budget, which Lopiano recalls was $128,000, including a total scholarship allocation of $10,000. I don't know of anyone who deserves this honor more.". Women's Champ Week predictions: Which teams will win the auto bids in all 32 conferences? A drive. Conradt will be just the second female public figure to have a statue dedicated on the Texas campus, joining civil rights champion and former U.S. Rep. University Development Office Many of our female business, civic, educational and social leaders of today had some sort of formalized athletics experience. Women's Power Rankings: Pac-12 teams, Maryland show their teeth, SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school girls' basketball teams in the 2022-23 season. Grizzlies 113, Rockets 99: 2nd-half flurry extends Houston's skid, Texas A&M's SEC title hopes quashed by Alabama's win over Auburn. When President Richard Nixon signed the Education Amendments into law on June 23, 1972, the purpose of Title IX was to update Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned some forms of employment discrimination but did not address educational discrimination. Opportunity, she says. Longhorn womens sports became a national powerhouse by the early 1980s. Creating a model collegiate program that several other schools have tried to emulate, but few have managed to duplicate, she led her teams to over 900 wins and an undefeated 34-0 national championship in 1986. She was the head coach for the women's team at University of Texas at Austin . 10 Irish lose top scorer Miles to knee injury. 1986 InducteeAthletics. She saw a chance to wake up a "sleeping giant" in the early days of Title IX, the 1972 federal law that bans sex discrimination in educational programs -- including sports. After two seasons shed stopped coaching volleyball, with basketball well en route to powerhouse status, although Conradt says she never envisioned the scope of what was to come: womens basketball often outdrawing the men in the Erwin Center, with Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards as courtside regulars. Conradt honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by NACWAA [June 4, 2010] It's about the University of Texas doing the right thing and showing to the world how much they value the role of women's athletics," Conradt said. That was followed by 25 years in public schools. Conradt's classroom eventually became a multipurpose arena at her beloved University of Texas, after serving as women's basketball coach at Sam Houston State (1969-73) and coach/women's athletics director at UT-Arlington (1973-76). Currently, it features two key components: Jody Conradt Opportunity Fund Oops. Two days after his removal, Conradt was hired by Lopiano. I realized that was a way for me to teach and be a part of sports, as opposed to being in a classroom, she says. On Sunday, Texas welcomed a fellow coach back to the fold. She also received a masters degree. So the next question was, Whos the best coach in Texas? ". He is part of the fabric of a team that recently earned the 1,000th victory in school history, a feat achieved by just four other teams. (512) 475-7085 Learn more and register here. Two years passed, in fact, before it dawned on the NCAAs legal counsel to inquire whether Title IX encompassed athletics and other extracurricular activities. With their quotes out of the NFL combine, DeMeco Ryans and Nick Caserio are acknowledging real change is planned in 2023. Page relied on Texas mens basketball coach Leon Black. In 1992, after announcing her departure to become CEO of the Womens Sports Foundation, Lopiano covertly plotted a lawsuit by seven womens athletes that accused Texas of Title IX violations, a transformative moment that rocked UT and Lopianos AD successor, Conradt. 8 ejected after UK-Florida scuffle at SEC tourney, Auriemma critical of 'selfish' Huskies after finale, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, S. Carolina stays No. When she tried to register for second-semester teaching courses, a bar had been placed on her record. Conradt coached Texas from 1976 to 2007, and finished with a career record of 900-307. Conradt had coaching stints at Sam Houston State and Texas-Arlington before taking the Texas job. Conradt to receive Giant Steps Award from National Consortium for Academics and Sports [Jan. 28, 2008] Not even a consideration. 1,345), where her childhood revolved around community, family, friends and sports. The University of Texas is a better institution of higher learning. As only the second woman ever inducted into the Springfield, Mass. A sixth sense about the game. As Conradt ponders Title IXs half-century, several descriptors come to mind pride, exhilaration, progress but she says its effect mostly can be summed in one word. Fortunately she is native to a state which takes pride in its passion, independence and can-do attitude. Two years after relinquishing the AD role, Conradt coached Texas to the 2003 Final Four. At UT-Arlington her volleyball squads were superior to her basketball teams because, as a commuter school, most of the walk-on athletes had attended metro-area high schools, where volleyball was the sport of choice. At Texas, it was the great adventure, says Lopiano, 75. From 1990 to 2000, we (Texas) lost every single game in the series. Gracious and dynamic as ever at age 81, Conradt on this day has come to UTs gleaming Frank Denius Family Athletics Hall of Fame to discuss the 50th anniversary of the civil rights law that changed her life and those of millions of other American women. So instead of focusing on those things, we decided to focus on the few things we could influence. But that wasn't all she was. At the time of her enshrinement, Conradt had been named National Coach of the Year and Southwest Conference Coach of the Year numerous times. Pages first team at Texas finished its club-based schedule with a 7-11 record. You can see it. Creating a model collegiate program that several other schools have tried to emulate, but Reluctant to accept the invitation, Page had to be convinced by wife Sheila to attend. We were at our states' preeminent public institutions. Column: Isnt it time we heard from Georgia coach Kirby Smart? It was a labor of love., Page has spent the majority of his life educating young people. As only the second woman ever inducted into the Springfield, Mass., Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, Conradt is known as a pioneer, but also a durable, dynamic and ethical leader who gave credibility towomens collegiate basketballduring 31years as head coach with the Longhorns. From 1992-2001, Conradtalsoserved UT in a dual role as basketball coach and women's athletics director. Heres what you need to know. Seven-time APSE award winner; 2016 National Headliner Award; 2018 Celeste Williams Texas Sportswriter of the Year; 2021 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year. There was a connection, a camaraderie, a feeling that we were all in this together and weve got to make do. These young ladies stared and smiled in wonder, knowing now how committed their mom was to an education and to basketball, working to be the best she could be. Progress, though, has been relative. We were leading teams at dominant football schools. 2 Indiana, No. 2023 www.statesman.com. In 1971, womens college sports administrators founded the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for governance and to, starting in 1972-73, conduct national championships in eight sports. The university was a different place back then and Im a better man than I was 44 years ago, he said. Jody Conradt. WebFind out where Jody Conradt was born, their birthday and details about their professions, education, religion, family and other life details and facts. During a Texas Exes meet and greet at Barton Creek Country Club, Lopiano was approached by UT Regent Ed Clark, who bluntly wondered how long it would take for a Longhorn womens team to win a national title. She coached the Longhorns from 1976-2007 and was the Texas women's athletic director from 1992-2001. Fortunately, she resided in a state that prides itself on passion, opportunity and can-do attitude. We knew there would be many things we could not control. Football and other mens sports neednt have worried, turns out. More than two dozen of Conradts former players have gone on to play professionally. All seating is General Admission. Chris and his wonderful spouse, Dr. Robin Ward, faculty member at Rice University, daily share the impact higher education has on All of that has happened, I think, as a result of Title IX.. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Those traits, along with her graceful, compassionate style, Texas-sharp wit and humor, and desire to bring education and sport opportunities to young women, advanced Conradt into a visionary leader for women's college basketball and women's sports administration. By JIM VERTUNO October 4, 2022 GMT. 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