LEGENDARY BASKETBALL COACH
Teague began her basketball coaching career at Cairo, OK in 1926. The next year she moved to Byng when her husband was named superintendent. She became an innovator in the sport, including modernizing it. She set the standard for high school basketball and rewrote the book on the game. Teague's teams compiled a 1152-115 record, including 36 seasons of twenty wins or more. In 1962, she wrote the book "Basketball for Girls" in which she described her philosophy and coaching methods. A New York school followed the fundamentals in the book and won two state championships. In 1967 she Oklahoma Coach of the Year. In her final game in 1969, Byng won 40-39 at the buzzer for another state championship.
