Ruthie Bolton-Holifield

Ruthie Bolton-Holifield was a guard who starred in college at Auburn University. In 1997 Bolton-Holifield was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA Draft and she would play her entire professional career with the Monarchs, retiring after the 2004 season. She was named to the WNBA first-team in 1997 and played in the WNBA All-Star Game in 1999 and 2001.

Bolton-Holifield won two Olympic gold medals with the United States, winning in 1996 and 2000. She also won gold at the 1991 World University Games, and added two medals at the World Championships, a gold in 1998 and bronze in 1994. Bolton-Holifield was selected to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She later served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army Reserves as a transportation officer.