Iowa Cornets and being right at the right time
I collect cards with Iowa Connections, and just recently I was looking for more connections and came across the Wikipedia page for the Iowa Cornets. The Cornets was a team in the Women's Basketball League (WBL) that played from 1978 to 1980 before disbanding. The WBL lasted only one season after Iowa left before folding play. The Iowa team was built with a cast of characters made for a Netflix mini-series. Owned by the creator of the modern trampoline, George Nissen purchased the team for $50,000 in 1978. The team had players of all sorts of skills and historical significance. Tanya Crevier (South Dakota HOF) had a crazy handle of the ball and still travels today to show off her basketball skills. Denise Long was the first woman to ever be drafted by an NBA team. Rhonda Penquite is an Oral Roberts HOFer. Mary Schrad was paralyzed in a sledding accident in high school and was told she may never walk again, but still became a professional basketb...