American athletic coach (1944–2020)
Catana Starks |
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Catana Starks, from a 1998 newspaper |
Born | Catana Rhoda Johnson December 30, 1944
Mobile, Alabama, USA |
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Died | September 6, 2020(2020-09-06) (aged 75)
Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
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Occupation | Athletics coach |
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Years active | 1980-2000s |
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Known for | Golf coach, Tennessee State University |
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Notable work | First African-American woman to coach an all-men’s team at the collegiate level |
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Catana Rhoda Johnson Starks (December 30, 1944 – September 6, 2020) was an American athletics coach. She was the first African-American woman to coach a men's team at the collegiate level, when she coached the men's golf team at Tennessee State University from 1986 to 2005.