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Mary Nelle Brumley Chalk was a member of the 1931-32 Freed-Hardeman College team that won the Mississippi Valley Conference despite the fact that they were a junior college competing against senior colleges.

After only one year at FHC, she taught and coached junior high girls in Lee County, Miss., for two years. She was also playing independent basketball with the Tupelo Red Wings. Frequently, her junior high girls played a preliminary game before the Red Wings. Frequently, her junior high girls played a preliminary game before the Red Wings took the floor.

In 1934, the Red Wings were invited to play in the National AAU Tournament in Wichita, Kan. This fulfilled two of her goals: playing in a national tournament and having a new uniform.

That fall, she returned to FHC for a second year of school and basketball. In addition to playing, she assisted Dick Stewart with the coaching duties. She was also captain of the football cheerleaders and football queen.