90 year old Willa Faye Mason played for the All- American Redheads, the first pro women's basketball team for seven seasons starting in 1948. Mason will be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame on March 14, 2020 in Little Rock. Mason said the All- American Redheads are also having a reunion that weekend to coincide with the induction. The team is already a member of the Naismith and Women's Basketball Hall of Fames. Mason said, "The whole story is amazing. The way it was all organized and the way we played it. We played every night for six months.'' The All- American Redheads played against men and women. The team started playing in 1936 and ended in 1986.

90 year old Willa Faye Mason played for the All- American Redheads, the first pro women's basketball team for seven seasons starting in 1948.

Mason will be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame on March 14, 2020 in Little Rock. Mason said the All- American Redheads are also having a reunion that weekend to coincide with the induction.

The team is already a member of the Naismith and Women's Basketball Hall of Fames. Mason said, "The whole story is amazing. The way it was all organized and the way we played it. We played every night for six months.''

The All- American Redheads played against men and women. The team started playing in 1936 and ended in 1986.

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