Nera White

Nera D. White (November 15, 1935 – April 13, 2016) was an American basketball player.  White played in the AAU national tournaments for the Nashville Business College team. Later, she led the United States national women's basketball team to their victory in the 1957 FIBA World Championship. 

 Career and recognitions 
Throughout her career, she was honored many times and won many awards.  She is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. White played at a time when there were no major professional women's basketball leagues in the U.S.  She was called one of the greatest female  basketball players in history. Talented in multiple sports, she also was distinguished as an All-World player by the Amateur Softball Association.

White died on April 13, 2016 at a hospital in Gallatin, Tennessee from complications of pneumonia, at the age of 80.

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Category:1935 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:American basketball players
Category:Sportspeople from Tennessee
Category:Softball players