Kay Yow timeline

March 14, 1942 – Born in Gibsonville, N.C.

1964 – Graduated from East Carolina University

1965 – Began coaching career at Allen Jay High School in High Point

1970 – Earned master's degree in physical education from University of North Carolina-Greensboro

1971 – Began college coaching career at Elon College

1975 – Named women's basketball, softball and volleyball coach and associate athletics director at North Carolina State University.

1986 – Coached U.S. women's basketball team to gold medals at Goodwill Games and World Championship Games

1987 – Diagnosed with breast cancer

1988 – Coached U.S. women's basketball team to Olympic gold medal

2000 – Inducted into James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

2002 – Launched Jimmy V Classic women's tournament to raise money for breast cancer research

2004 – Recurrence of cancer

2006 – Launched Hoops for Hope game to raise money for breast cancer research

2006 – Coached 1,000th college game and became first ACC women's coach to record 650 victories

2006 – Second recurrence of cancer

2007 – Basketball court in Reynold Coliseum renamed "Kay Yow Court"

Jan. 24, 2009 – Died in Raleigh at age 66 after a recurrence of cancer