Legendary women's basketball coach Billie Moore, 79, dies

By Naveen Dec 16, 2022

Made history as the first woman to win national championships with two different schools.

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Women's basketball coach Billie Moore died Wednesday of cancer, UCLA announced.

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She was 79 and died at home in Fullerton, California.

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Surrounded by friends and family after a "long battle with multiple myeloma."

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Moore is the first women's basketball coach to lead two different schools to national titles.

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Cal State Fullerton in 1970 and UCLA in 1978. First U.S. women to win a silver medal.

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She also served as the head coach of the Olympic basketball team.

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