Editing Kay Yow (section)

==Education and coaching career==
Yow received her [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in English from [[East Carolina University]] in 1964, she was a member of the [[Delta Zeta]] sorority. After graduation she worked as English teacher, librarian and girls' basketball coach at Allen Jay High School in [[High Point, North Carolina]]. She then earned her [[Master's degree]] in [[Physical Education]] from [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro|UNC-Greensboro]] in 1970 and then took the position of women's athletics coordinator and women's basketball coach at [[Elon University|Elon College]].<ref name="chron">{{cite news |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/womens_basketball/story/1380290.html |title=A chronology of Kay Yow's life |date=2009-01-24 |publisher=News and Observer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127010846/http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/womens_basketball/story/1380290.html |archive-date=2009-01-27 }}</ref>

In 1975, Yow became [[North Carolina State University|NC State]]'s first full-time women's basketball coach and also coached women's volleyball and softball. She led the women's basketball team to an ACC championship in the first season of league play in 1978.<ref name="chron" />

On January 11, 2001, she reached the 600-win milestone for her career with a 71–64 win over [[Temple University]].<ref>[http://static.espn.go.com/ncw/2001/20010111/recap/tadnat.html Yow fifth women's coach to 600 victories] &ndash; [https://www.espn.com/index ESPN]</ref> On February 5, 2007, she reached the 700-win milestone for her career with a 68–51 win over [[Florida State University]]. At the time of her death, she ranked as the fifth winningest active [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] women's basketball coach. In recognition for her dedication and success, Yow was selected for induction into the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2000 and the [[List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] on June 5, 2002, the fifth female coach to be selected.<ref name="chron" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html|title=WBHOF Inductees|publisher=WBHOF|access-date=2009-08-01|archive-date=2017-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206134733/http://www.wbhof.com/Inductees.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/sandra-kay-yow|title=Hall of Famers|publisher=Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=2009-08-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831074110/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/sandra-kay-yow|archive-date=2009-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kay Yow is inducted into the Women's Sports Hall of Fame (1987)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1987-kay-yow-is-inducted-into-the-women-s-sports-hall-of-fame|access-date=23 December 2011|author=Historical State: History in Red and White|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514031905/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1987-kay-yow-is-inducted-into-the-women-s-sports-hall-of-fame|archive-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> On February 16, 2007, the basketball court at [[Reynolds Coliseum]] was renamed Kay Yow Court in her honor. On July 11, 2007, Yow received the inaugural Jimmy V ESPY Award for Perseverance, an award named for fellow NC State basketball coach and friend [[Jim Valvano]]. She received a standing ovation.

Yow also coached the silver-medal-winning U.S. women's basketball team in the 1981 World University Games; the 1986 gold-winning U.S. teams in the Goodwill Games and the FIBA World Championship; and the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's basketball team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.<ref name="chron" /><ref name="loa" />