Among the most accomplished of Hennessy’s athletes were his daughter and world champion Leigh Hennessy, world champion and 1984 Olympic diving medalist Ron Merriott, world champion Stuart Ransom, national champion and 1969 Miss America Judith Ford, world champion Jim Yongue, world champion Don Waters, world champion Gary Smith, and world champion Wayne Miller.
After graduating from high school, she spent her freshman year of college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, (then called the University of Southwestern Louisiana), to train under the expertise of trampoline coach Jeff Hennessy.
•
She served on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for eight years, appointed by Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Ford Motor Company | Ford | Gerald Ford | Ford Foundation | Francis Ford Coppola | Henry Ford | John Ford | Harrison Ford | Ford Mustang | Ford Model T | Ford Fiesta | Glenn Ford | Ford Explorer | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Judith Butler | Ford Thunderbird | Ford Taurus | Judith Bingham | Henry Ford II | Ford Sierra | Robben Ford | Lita Ford | Ford Models | England Dan & John Ford Coley | Judith Malina | Formula Ford | Ford Ranger | Arthur Ford | Rob Ford | Mark Ford |