The University of Minnesota in April refused to allow junior Mary Nystrom to try out for a position as a kicker/punter for its football team, citing the lawsuit by Heather Mercer against Duke in justification.
Mercer was added to DUke’s football team in 1995. When she was cut by the team a year later, she […]
In 2001 Heather Mercer won a $2 million sex discrimination lawsuit against Duke University — Mercer successfully argued that when she was cut as a kicker from Duke’s football team, that the coach’s decision was motivated by her gender rather than her kicking ability. This month, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
When Heather Mercer won a $2 million judgment from Duke University, it was hailed as an important victory for women’s athletics. Instead it will likely shut the door for women who want to follow in Mercer’s footsteps.
Mercer wanted to be a kicker for Duke’s football team. She was given a tryout by the coach, […]
The Associated Press has a story about testimony in a lawsuit brought by Heather Sue Mercer against Duke University. It seems Ms. Mercer tried out for the football team as a walk-on kicker. She was given a 20-minute tryout by coach Fred Goldsmith who testified he cut her because she wasn’t good enough.
One of […]