Sue McBride Williams

Inducted in 1986
Women's Basketball
 
As a Lion

Sue McBride Williams, a 1929-31 Freed-Hardeman College student, played guard both years for teams that finished second in the Mississippi Valley Conference (FHC, a junior college, was competing with four-year schools).  She was captain of the 1929-1930 team and on the 1930-31 all-conference team.  She was also a member og the tennis team.  In the 1930 Treasure Chest, she was named as one of the school's best athletes.

Her basketball career had begun in Chalybeate, Miss., where she played four years of high school ball.  She was captain of the team during her junior and senior years.  Chalybeate High School had a distinguished record, losing only one game during Sue's four years there.

After Graduation

After graduating from Memphis State University in 1932, she taught and coached winning girls basketball teams at Pine Grove High School in Mississippi.

After her marriage to James Williams of Henderson, she taught in the elementary schools of Chester County.  Their children, Tommie Jean and Jimmy, participated in the athletic programs of Chester County High School and FHC.