Betty Gustafson (2001) - Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame

Betty Gustafson

Induction:
2001
Class:
1947

Betty Gustafson participated in basketball, tennis, field hockey and track from 1943-47. She played three years of varsity basketball and was captain in 1947. She competed in varsity tennis for four years, varsity field hockey for three years and varsity track for one year. Gustafson was a Blazer and Seal winner during her junior year. The Blazer was awarded to an individual winning a letter in three varsity sports. The Seal was the highest award that the Westhampton Athletic Association conferred on members of the junior and senior classes for exceptional sportsmanship and contagious enthusiasm. Her athletic achievement at Westhampton College laid the foundation for a 40-year career as a teacher of Physical Education and Health and coaching athletics in the public schools of Richmond.