First Black ACC women's coach Charlene Curtis dies at 67
Charlene Curtis, the first Black women's basketball head coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference, died of cancer. She was 67.
The ACC said Curtis died on Thursday.
"Charlene was a pioneer in the sport of women's basketball, but more importantly, she was an amazing individual," ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said in a news release. "Her kindness and class resonated throughout her life, and she will be missed by all who wer