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Catana Starks made own history in golf
By Donald Hunt
Special to ESPN.com
It's not every day a person has a movie made about their life. That person has to do something significant. Dr. Catana Starks is one of those special people with a great story to tell.
Nearly a quarter century ago, Starks became the first African-American woman to coach a men's NCAA Division I golf team when she took the job at Tennessee State, a historically black college in Nashville. Her trailblazing efforts will be made into a motion picture titled "From The Rough" starring Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson as Dr. Starks. The film is expected to hit the big screen in the fall.
"I'm really blessed," said Starks, a Tennessee State alumnus who was a classmate of Olympic track and field star Wilma Rudolph. "I thought it was a really great honor. I've received a lot of emails from people I've taught. Students have read about it. It's a wonderful experience. I never once thought something like this would happen."
Starks didn't set out to be a celebrity or to receive national attention for being a pioneer.
In 1986, when Tennessee State joined the Ohio Valley Conference, former athletic director Bill Thomas traded the school's swimming progra
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