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"...Liz was also well-known in the collegiate ranks, where she was named to the Junior College All-American team twice and has her number retired as a member of the Cleveland State Lady Cougars. She was the first player signed by TCCAA Hall of Fame coach Hugh Walker when the program was started in 1974.
She finished up her college career at Middle Tennessee State University, where she was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference team in both her junior and senior seasons.
Liz still holds the OVC record most shots in a game (33) against Western Kentucky and is also number two on the list with 30 against Tennessee Tech.
She was invited to the Olympic trials in Knoxville in 1976 and played in an exhibition game against the Russian Olympic Team. She was also drafted by the Chicago Hustle of the Women's Professional Basketball League in 1978.
Continuing her love for the game, she has also participated with the Tennessee Flash in the Senior Olympics. After medaling at the state tournament, Liz was unable to play in the nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico, due to breaking her foot in June. "She loved her basketball family," husband Turner Jackson stated.
Liz taught wellness classes at Bradley Central for 30 years before officially retiring in 2014. She and Turner, who also "retired" that year, continued to co-teach at BCHS, each instructing two periods a day, until a couple of years ago.
In 2006, she was inducted into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame. She was inducted into both the Bearette Hall of Fame and local Old Timers Hall of Fame in 2010....."
"...Liz was also well-known in the collegiate ranks, where she was named to the Junior College All-American team twice and has her number retired as a member of the Cleveland State Lady Cougars. She was the first player signed by TCCAA Hall of Fame coach Hugh Walker when the program was started in 1974.
She finished up her college career at Middle Tennessee State University, where she was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference team in both her junior and senior seasons.
Liz still holds the OVC record most shots in a game (33) against Western Kentucky and is also number two on the list with 30 against Tennessee Tech.
She was invited to the Olympic trials in Knoxville in 1976 and played in an exhibition game against the Russian Olympic Team. She was also drafted by the Chicago Hustle of the Women's Professional Basketball League in 1978.
Continuing her love for the game, she has also participated with the Tennessee Flash in the Senior Olympics. After medaling at the state tournament, Liz was unable to play in the nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico, due to breaking her foot in June. "She loved her basketball family," husband Turner Jackson stated.
Liz taught wellness classes at Bradley Central for 30 years before officially retiring in 2014. She and Turner, who also "retired" that year, continued to co-teach at BCHS, each instructing two periods a day, until a couple of years ago.
In 2006, she was inducted into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame. She was inducted into both the Bearette Hall of Fame and local Old Timers Hall of Fame in 2010....."
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