She’s 62 and plays for the Hot Pink Grannies, joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black bloomers and hot pink socks. They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League.
On New Year’s Eve, they played at halftime of an Iowa game.
The league allows everyone to go to the “State Tournament” because, McPherson said, “in Iowa, every girl’s dream was to go to the state tournament.”
Note: That’s Marlene in the yellow socks.