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Mary Hoover (born Cunningham January 15, 1928) is an American athlete who lives in El Paso, Texas. The El Paso Herald-Post called her "one of El Paso's greatest living athletes" in 1974.[1]

Biography[edit]

Hoover attended Crockett Elementary School where she was involved in swimming, track, basketball and football.[2] At age 5, she started participating in rodeo.[2] She attended Austin High School, was crowned a Grand Champion in rodeo at age 15 and started playing tennis and cheerleading.[2] In 1943, Hoover won the junior girls doubles in the Southwestern Tennis Association Championships.[3]

Hoover went on to attend the University of Arizona (UA), where she played golf.[3] At UA, she was on the women's golf and tennis teams.[1]

In 1974, Hoover was inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]



References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mary Hoover in E.P. Hall of Fame". El Paso Herald-Post. 27 March 1974. Retrieved 2018-05-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c Sanchez, Ray (29 January 2018). "One of El Paso's greatest athletes turns 90". El Paso Inc. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  3. ^ a b Sanchez, Ray (8 November 1972). "Mary Hoover Wins 15 of 20 Golf Tournaments". El Paso Herald-Post. Retrieved 2018-05-10 – via Newspapers.com.

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