Former All-American Red Heads player reflects ahead of Hall of Fame induction

Updated: 4:34 PM CDT Mar 14, 2020

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IN BASKETBALL. 40/29S MITCH ROBERTS HAS HER STORY. WILLA FAYE MASON FROM SILOAM SPRINGS... WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE ARKANSAS ''SPORTS'' HALF OF FAME THIS WEEKEND... SHE PLAYED FOR THE ALL-AMERICAN REDHEADS. A GLOBE-TROTTERS TYPE TEAM... FOR WOMEN ONLY. WILLA FAYE MASON FROM SILOAM SPRINGS PLAYED FOR AMERICA'S ''FIRST'' PRO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. THE ''ALL-AMERICAN'' RED HEADS... PLAYED AGAINST WOMEN & MEN. STARTING IN 1936.... ENDING IN 86. SHOOTING STARS BACK THEN...NOW HALL OF FAMERS. ''Oh, it's the big weekend for the All-American Redheads. We're being inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in Little Rock. We're having a reunion to coincide with the induction.'' THE RED HEADS ARE ''ALREADY'' MEMBERS OF THE NAISMITH AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMES. BEING A BASKETBALL ''PIONEER'' WAS FUN, BUT NOT GLAMOROUS. TRAVELING IN A CAR PACKED WITH ''RED HAIRED'' HOOPERS... NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.... GAME AFTER GAME. ''The whole story is amazing. The way it was all organized and the way we played it. We played every night for six months.'' FAYE STARTED W/ THE REDHEADS IN 19-48 AND PLAYED FOR SEVEN SEASONS. ALSO COACHED KANSAS STATE, AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA IN TALLEQUAH. BUT IT WAS THE ALL- AMERICAN RED HEADS...THAT MADE HER A HALL OF FAMER ''We played about thirty games a month. The season lasted six months. So that would be about 180. Many times we'd play a double-header on Sunday.' WILLA FAYE IS NOW 90 YEARS YOUNG. HAPPY TO BE GOING.... INTO YET ''ANOTHER'' HALL OF FA

Former All-American Red Heads player reflects ahead of Hall of Fame induction

Updated: 4:34 PM CDT Mar 14, 2020

Willa Faye Mason from Siloam Springs played for one of the nations first professional womens basketball teams, the All-American Red Heads. The team was inducted into the 2020 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Watch the video above for more information.

Willa Faye Mason from Siloam Springs played for one of the nations first professional womens basketball teams, the All-American Red Heads. The team was inducted into the 2020 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Watch the video above for more information.

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