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  1.                                 After college, Nancy played
  2.                                 in two womenΓÇÖs profes-
  3.                                 sional leagues -- the
  4.                                 WomenΓÇÖs Professional
  5.                                 Basketball League and
  6. the WomenΓÇÖs American Basketball Associa-
  7. tion -- both of which quickly folded. 
  8.  
  9. In 1986, a menΓÇÖs pro minor league, the
  10. United States Basketball League, gave 
  11. Nancy a chance to make history. She made 
  12. a brief appearance in a league game to
  13. become the first woman player ever to play
  14. in a menΓÇÖs pro game.
  15.