The Houston Comets soared to four straight WNBA titles from 1997-2000. Led by the “Big 3” of Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, and Tina Thompson, the team captured the hearts of Houston sports fans and established a dynasty.
Join two-time league MVP Cynthia Cooper, three-time WNBA Coach of the Year Van Chancellor, and Houston Chronicle writer William Stickney Jr. as they remember the Houston Comets’ euphoric title runs and the beginnings of the WNBA. Hear Cooper's inspiring championship stories and about Coach Chancellor’s winning offensive play that highlighted Cooper’s tremendous athletic ability and guided the team to four league championships. Cooper and Chancellor also share deeply about Kim Perrot, the Comets starting point guard who tragically lost her battle with cancer in the middle of her brilliant WNBA career.
The WNBA fulfilled a dream for many athletes like Cooper who longed to play basketball professionally in front of their family and friends in the United States. Previously, American women needed to play in far away lands to play professional basketball after college. The legacy of the Houston Comets remains bright even after the team folded in 2008. Several current WNBA stars grew up in Houston and set their pro basketball dreams upon the Comets, inspired by the dynamic play of the Big 3, Kim Perrot, Janeth Arcain, and the other stars in the Comets galaxy.
This episode of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Podcast is presented by the TownePlace Suites, Waco Northeast. The podcast is hosted and produced by Jackson Michael, author of The Game before the Money: Voices of the Men Who Built this NFL and writer/director of We Were the Oilers: The Luv Ya Blue Era!
Ep 48: 2022 Southwest Conference HOF Induction Highlights
Ep. 47: Lee Trevino Lone Star Luncheon Highlights
Ep 46: 2022 Induction Highlights
E45: TSHOF Treasures: Historic Baseballs
E44: Nine For Title IX - Donna Lopiano
E43: Nine for Title IX - Nell Fortner
E42: Nine for Title IX - Sharon Moultrie-Bruner
E41: Nine For Title IX - Francie Larrieu-Smith
E40: Nine for Title IX - Brenda Goldsmith Hocott
E39: Nine for Title IX: Vicki Brown Sobecki
E38: Nine For Title IX - Cat Osterman
E37: Nine for Title IX - Suzie Snider Eppers
E36: Nine for Title IX - Stacy Sykora
E35: Warren Moon - In the Locker Room with Warren Moon
E34: Dave Campbell Memories with Greg Tepper
Ep 33: Remembering Dave Campbell with John McClain
Ep 32: Dallas Cowboys Hail Mary Game Stories
Ep 31: Cotton Bowl Classic Stories
Ep 30: Treasures: Sammy Baugh’s 1937 College All-Star Game Jersey
Ep 29: Johnny Rutherford: Behind the Wheel with Lone Star J.R.
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