Gary Blair, who started coaching career at South Oak Cliff, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

One of the greatest women's basketball coaches in history, Gary Blair, took his place in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Fans waved a German flag and chanted Dirk Nowitzki's name when the former Dallas Mavericks big man walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.

"It's unbelievable to look back on my career to even comprehend that I began coaching, full-time, professional in August of 1972, at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas. That's more than 50 years ago," he said during his induction speech. "We need more representation of women in this hall of fame. As coaches, as players, administrators, and all of the greats that have elevated the women's game.

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