Mayme Higginbottam Lane
Inducted in 1988
Women's Basketball
As a Lion
Mayme Higginbottom Lane came to Freed-Hardeman from Selmer High School where she had been an outstanding basketball player. Recruited by Coach Laurent Johnson, she joined the championship squad of 1932, winners of the Mississippi Valley Conference and conference tournament. This team also boasted a perfect season.
Mayme was described by a teammate as "a skilled basketball player who was a good outside shooter as well as from inside."
After Graduation
After leaving FHC, Mayme played on Cain Sloan's city championship team as well as on their softball team. She later taught and coached in the McNairy County, Tenn., schools.
She married A.L. Lane and they have one son, Michael Lane.