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New York Times |
News of
the death of one of the USA's great players and coaches was covered
extensively in the press, with a host of local and national papers
breaking the sad news.
Betty
Constable on Wikipedia
Elizabeth Howe "Betty" Constable (8
Nov 1924 – 9 Sep 2008) was an American pioneer in women's squash and
was the first women's squash coach at Princeton University.
The first of twins born in Natick, Massachusetts, she graduated from
Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After
serving in the American Red Cross during World War II.
Constable's mother Margaret Howe (Mrs. William F. Howe) and twin
sister, Peggy White were also national squash champions. Squash's
Howe Cup prize is named for the family.
Constable was inducted into the United States Squash Hall of Fame in
2000. She died in Skillman, New Jersey. |
