The WNBA opens play this weekend and former University of Iowa player Tangela Smith will be in uniform for the San Antonio Silver Stars. It was here in Iowa, 34 years ago, where women's professional basketball was born. We look back at charter team and its biggest star. Historic audio from the Iowa Women's Archives.
The Iowa Cornets
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An Iowa Cornets Jacket, one of the items of memorabilia in the collection of Rich Cummins of Mitchellville.
Rick Fredericksen
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The pin-up poster of "Machine Gun" Molly Bolin.
Rick Fredericksen
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More Iowa Cornets memorabillia. Collector Rich Cummins is looking for a home to display the items to the public.
Rick Fredericksen