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Some athletes have harder obstacles to hurdle to attain success in sports.
Beverly Webb graduated from Berryville High School in 1972, when girls’ athletics didn’t exist.
She attended Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, where she played tennis, started in the first volleyball game she ever saw and served as manager of the women’s basketball team.
Webb is among five individuals who will be inducted into the Berryville Athletic Hall of Fame in September, along with Gordon Carr, Allen Gustin, Dean Lee and Ricky Sugg. The Carroll County News will profile each inductee in the weeks leading up to their induction.
The 2025 Hall of Fame activities are scheduled for Sept.19 and 20. The inductees will be introduced during halftime of the Berryville/Yellville- Summit football game on Friday, Sept. 19, at Bobcat Stadium. On Saturday, Sept. 20, a pancake breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. in the Berryville High School cafeteria before the formal Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in the Performing Arts Center beginning at 9 a.m. All events are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend.
After graduating from Tech, she began coaching basketball and tennis and started the volleyball program at Alma High School. Webb gives high praise to Alma coach Arlene Crabtree for teaching her coaching techniques.
She then accepted a position as assistant women’s basketball and volleyball coach at Arkansas Tech, where she worked with another coaching Hall of Famer, Jim Yeager, before becoming an assistant basketball and volleyball coach at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Webb retold the story of the head basketball coach deciding to leave. She was called into the athletic director’s office, thinking it might be the end of her career at ASU.
The athletic director said: “Beverly, we’ve decided to go a new direction, and you’re it.”
She was elevated to head coach of the Division I Lady Indians basketball program in 1981, coaching them for three seasons. She was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 1984.
Even with her success as a head coach, Webb had to follow her heart into the field of counseling. She retired after serving 20 years as a counselor to assist individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
So a young lady from a high school that offered zero sports for women went on to earn her place in the Berryville Sports Hall of Fame.
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