Barbara Jean Jacket

• High school attended: Lincoln - Port Arthur, Texas 1954
• Athletic participation: Softball, track and field; and basketball
• College attended: Tuskegee Institute - Alabama, 1958
• Athletic participation: Basketball, track and field
• Other schools attended and degrees: Master of Science - Prairie View A&M University, 1968
• Schools coached and dates: Eufaula High School, 1958-59; Lincoln High School, 1959-64; Prairie View A&M University, 1966-91

Contributions to the field of athletics: 1992 Head Coach-Women's Olympic Track and Field Team-Barcelona, Spain; 1991 Head Coach-World University Games-Sheffield, England; 1991 Observer-Pan American Games-Cuba and World Championship Games-Tokyo, Japan; 1987 Head Coach-World Championships-Rome, Italy; 1985 Head Coach-World University Games-Kobe, Japan; 1983 Head Coach-National Sports Festival for the South Team-Colorado Springs, Colorado; 1981 Head Manager-World University Games-Bucharest, Romania; 1980 Head Coach Pacific Conference Game- Christ Church, New Zealand; 1979 Asst. Coach-Pan American Games in charge of relays and Asst. Coach USA/USSR Dual Meet-Fort Worth, Texas; 1977 Asst. Coach-World University Games-Sofia, Bulgaria; 1975 Asst. Coach USA/USSR Dual Meet-Leningrad, Russia; 1973 Asst. Coach-USA Junior A.A.U. Team-Heidenheim, West Germany-Warsaw, Poland- Odessa, Russia

Honors received: Inducted into Drake Relays Hall of Fame (first woman since inception of Drake Relays Hall of Fame in 1977), 1996; Inducted into SIAC (Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Hall of Fame, 1996; Inducted into International Women's Sports Hall of Fame, 1995; Inducted into N.A.I.A. Hall of Fame, 1993; Inducted into Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame, 1993; Inducted into Prairie View A&M University's Hall of Fame, 1992; Inducted into Texas Women's Hall of Fame, 1992; Inducted into Tuskegee's Hall of Fame, 1987; Twice awarded the Yellow Rose of Texas Award by Texas Governor Ann Richards, 1992-93; Coached 1992 Women's Olympic Team who won an overall 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals; Honored regionally and nationally as "Coach of the Year;" Claimed 12 Indoor Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships (7 of which are consecutive); Claimed over 20 National Championships; Excellence in Health Care "By the People — For the People" History in the Making-WI - presented by Riverside General Hospital, 1992; Speaker-NAACP Annual Freedom Banquet-Kenosha, WI, 1992; Awarded President's TAC Award, 1992; Credited with coaching 5 track Olympic qualifiers; Featured in several national magazines; Coached the United States track teams in Europe and Russia; Included in the Gulf Coast Museum-Port Arthur, Texas; Coach Jacket Day-Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor-City of Kileen, Texas, 1955; Featured on Black Entertainment Television (BET)-Profile of a Legend, 1996; Speaker-Women in Sports Day Program-Jackson State University, 1996; Excellence in Women's Sports Award, SWAC 75 Years of Greatness, 1996; Honorary Chairperson-First Annual SWAC Spring Sports Festival, 1996

Athletic organizational affiliations: N.A.I.A. Coaches Association; N.C.A.A. Coaches Association

Retired from coaching: June 21, 1991

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