61. Althea Gibson althea gibson. gibsona.jpg (10849 bytes) gibson s birthplace was Silver, althea was ranked 1 in the world among women tennis players in 1957 and 1958. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/gibson.htm

Althea Gibson Gibson's birthplace was Silver, South Carolina, but she grew up in New York. When she was a child, many people believed that tennis was not a game that African Americans could play well. She was determined to learn the game and become successful. In 1950 she became the first African American to play in the US Open Tennis Competition. The follow year she become the first black person to play at Wimbledon, England. In 1957 Althea won the Women's Singles title at the U.S. Open. In 1958 she repeated her wins. Althea was ranked #1 in the world among women tennis players in 1957 and 1958. She became an international tennis star and an inspiration to others. http://espnsportszone.com/sportscentury/features/00828738.html http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/gibson.html 1999, by Luke, fourth grade BACK

62. Simonsays.com > SimonSays > Althea Gibson: Young Tennis Player althea gibson Young tennis Player By Beatrice Gormley Illustrated by Meryl Henderson in Trade Paperback at SimonSays. http://www.simonsays.com/content/content.cfm?sid=33&pid=503039

63. Simonsays.com > SimonSaysKids > Althea Gibson: Young Tennis Player althea gibson Young tennis Player By Beatrice Gormley Illustrated by Meryl Henderson in Trade Paperback at SimonSaysKids. http://www.simonsays.com/content/content.cfm?sid=183&pid=503039

64. Althea Gibson S 1950 Appearance At The US Championships Named Top TOP MOMENTS IN BLACK tennis HISTORY. 1. 1950 althea gibson becomes the first black player to compete at the US Championships. In 1956, althea gibson http://www.usta.com/adultsseniors/fullstory.sps?iNewsID=149579&itype=&iCategoryI

65. Blog Of Death: Althea Gibson agibson.jpg althea gibson, a tennis champion and golfer who broke the color barrier in both sports, died on Sept. 29 from respiratory failure. She was 76. http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/000364.html

Blog of Death Main September 29, 2003 Althea Gibson Althea Gibson , a tennis champion and golfer who broke the color barrier in both sports, died on Sept. 29 from respiratory failure. She was 76. A born athlete, Gibson began playing tennis as a child by hitting rubber balls off a brick wall and taking lessons at the Harlem Cosmopolitan Club In 1950, Gibson was the first black player to compete at the national tennis championship. She became the first black entrant at Wimbledon in 1951 and won the tournament six years later. That triumph earned her the title of Female Athlete of the Year by The Associated Press and a parade in New York City. She continued to dominate women's tennis in the 1950s, winning 11 Grand Slam titles. Gibson next integrated women's golf as the first black player on the LPGA tour. After 171 tournaments, she was hired to be the commissioner of athletics in New Jersey, and serve on the governor's council on physical fitness. With the aid of her longtime friend, Frances Clayton-Gray, Gibson co-founded the Althea Gibson Foundation, an organization that helps inner city kids learn to play tennis and golf. They also wrote her memoirs, ''Born to Win: The Althea Gibson Story,'' which will be published next year. Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame and the International Sports Hall of Fame. An elementary school in East Orange, N.J., bears her

66. SIAC - Official Site althea gibson, 74, was born in Silver, South Carolina on August 25, 1927. gibson was one of the leading women in amateur tennis during the 1950 s. http://www.thesiac.com/main.php?page=person&&item=altheagibson

67. History Channel - Speeches - Play-by-play Broadcast: Althea Gibson Wins U.S. Sin moment which will see althea gibson become the first Negro tennis champion of On September 8, 1957, althea gibson became the first African American http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_380.html

Hear the words that changed the world. Our vast collection of speeches is drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the twentieth century. (Reminder: To listen to history being made, you must have RealPlayer installed. If you can't access our audio clips, click here to download RealPlayer.) Play-by-play broadcast Althea Gibson wins U.S. singles championship "Now perhaps one service away from this historic moment which will see Althea Gibson become the first Negro tennis champion of the United States." (Forest Hills, New York, September 8, 1957) Advertisement

68. Althea Gibson@Everything2.com Through the early 1950s, althea competed in many prestigious tennis In 1957, with style, grace, and superb athleticism, althea gibson returned home from http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Althea Gibson

69. Arts And Entertainment althea gibson has been one of my heroes for as long as I can remember. tennis was the first sport that I loved when I was growing up, and though Ms. http://www.swagga.com/news18.htm

Home Inventors Book Store Kwanzaa Ankh Queens Kings ... Names Sports Have Comments to share? Discuss this issue and more with other people. Join the Conversation Althea Gibson: Jackie Robinson times two By Andrea Lewis ALTHEA GIBSON has been one of my heroes for as long as I can remember. Tennis was the first sport that I loved when I was growing up, and though Ms. Gibson's tennis career was over well before I knew what "30-love" meant, I can still remember heading off to our Detroit neighborhood playground with the wood racket and can of tennis balls my mother bought me. I spent hours whacking balls against a wall and imagining myself winning Wimbledon just as Althea Gibson did. Ms. Gibson, who died of respiratory failure Sept. 28, inspired two generations of young black women like me. Before the Williams sisters, before Arthur Ashe, before Tiger Woods, there was Althea Gibson. She didn't just break one color barrier; she was Jackie Robinson, times two. She began by smashing through as the first black person to play in (and win) tennis' Grand Slam events. Then a few short years later, she teed off as the first black woman to join the LPGA tour. During her relatively short but tremendously successful tennis career, Ms. Gibson won 11 major titles and was named Associated Press Woman Athlete of the Year in 1957 - the same year she became the first black person to win Wimbledon.

70. Althea Gibson, Tennis Champion (Text Only) By Tom Biracree althea gibson, the first black person to compete in US Lawn tennis Association (USLTA) tournaments, broke the racial barrier in tennis with her perseverance http://www.childrenselibrary.com/singletitle.php?productID=11034

71. ITA - 1995 Inductee Althea Gibson An exceptional athlete with a formidable serve, althea gibson (b.1927) won 56 After earning her BS in 1953 and briefly retiring from tennis gibson came http://www.wm.edu/tenniscenter/gibson.html

Althea Gibson An exceptional athlete with a formidable serve, Althea Gibson (b.1927) won 56 titles in her career. A courageous champion, Gibson became the first black player in international tennis. Alice Marble , Gibson played at the U.S. championships in 1950 and then at Wimbledon in 1951. After earning her B.S. in 1953 and briefly retiring from tennis Gibson came roaring back in 1956, winning the French women's singles and doubles titles and Wimbledon doubles - the first black to win a Grand Slam event. In both 1957 and 1958 Gibson took the U.S. and Wimbledon singles crowns, becoming the No.1 player in the world. Gibson turned professional in 1959 and later pursued a variety of interests including a 10-year term as New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner. Awarded numerous honors, Gibson became the first woman recipient of the NCAA's Theodore Roosevelt Award in 1991. Althea Gibson with Shirley Fry (Rt) Career Highlights 11 Grand Slam titles (5 Singles, 5 Doubles, 1 Mixed Doubles)

72. TIME Magazine Cover: Althea Gibson - Aug. 26, 1957 - Sports - Tennis - Black His TIME Magazine Cover althea gibson Aug. 26, 1957 Sports, tennis Buy a print, Related Categories Sports, tennis, Black History, Women http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101570826,00.html

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73. ITF Tennis - Seniors Circuit - Althea Gibson Cup (W70) The website of the International tennis Federation, the world governing body of tennis information on all aspects of tennis including players, records, http://www.itftennis.com/seniors/teamcompetitions/groupb/altheagibson.asp

to more ITF websites About the ITF Juniors Mens Womens Seniors Wheelchair Coaching Development IPIN ITN Olympic Tennis Event Paralympic Tennis Technical Introduction Seniors Overview Italia Cup (M35) Tony Trabert Cup (M40) Dubler Cup (M45) Fred Perry Cup (M50) Austria Cup (M55) Suzanne Lenglen Cup (W35) Young Cup (W40) Margaret Court Cup (W45) Maria Esther Bueno Cup (W50) Maureen Connolly Cup (W55) Super-Seniors Overview Von Cramm Cup (M60) Britannia Cup (M65) Jack Crawford Cup (M70) Bitsy Grant Cup (M75) Gardnar Mulloy Cup (M80) Alice Marble Cup (W60) Kitty Godfree Cup (W65) Althea Gibson Cup (W70) Althea Gibson Cup Althea Gibson in Action Australia, Althea Gibson Cup Winners The Althea Gibson Cup for women players in the 70 age category was inaugurated in Florida in 1998. The trophy was donated by the United States Tennis Association, in honour of their renowned former player. Althea Gibson won the US Open singles title in 1957 and 1958; the French Open title in 1956 and the Wimbledon Championships title in 1957 and 1958, together with five Grand Slam doubles titles. Results from the 2004 event played from 13-17 September on Har-Tru at Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, USA can be found below.

74. Sporting Shorts – Brief Biographies Of The Legendary Ladies In Sport. 1 Althea Brief biography on althea gibson, tennis player. Women’s tennis was established long before althea gibson brought her sparkle onto the court. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/womens_history/103787

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75. Gibson, Althea Famous Quotes Famous Quotes By gibson, althea. 1927 American tennis Player. No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. gibson, althea Cooperation http://www.borntomotivate.com/FamousQuote_AltheaGibson.html

Famous Quotes By: Gibson, Althea 1927 American Tennis Player No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. Gibson, Althea Cooperation Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops. Gibson, Althea Practice

76. Philly SOS- Details About Althea Gibson Community Education And Tennis Center The althea gibson Community Education and tennis Center s mission is to promote sound minds and bodies for children. The educational function serves as the http://www.phillysos.org/servicelocation.asp?id=2101142591

77. Creative Quotations From Althea Gibson (1927-____) althea gibson in quotations to inspire creative thinking. US tennis player. She was the first AfroAmerican player to win both the US Open and http://www.creativequotations.com/one/1540.htm

Home Search Indexes E-books ... creative Creative Quotations from . . . Althea Gibson 1927-) born on Aug 25 US tennis player. "She was the first Afro-American player to win both the U.S. Open and Wimbledon championships, 1957." Search millions of documents for Althea Gibson Fishing For Creativity Creative Perfumes I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it's half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people who cared enough to help me." "Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown." In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are. Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops. "In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best." Published Sources for the above Quotations: F: ""I Always Wanted to Be Somebody," 1958."

78. Althea Gibson Tennis Pioneer Dies gibson went on to play professional golf, and to teach tennis. Throughout her successful amateur tennis career, althea gibson contended with racial http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/Althea Gibson.htm

by Susan Robinson Althea Gibson Late last year Ms. Althea Gibson died. A legend for being the first Black woman to break the color code in female tennis, Ms. Gibson paved the way for our African American tennis stars of today, like the Williams sisters. Althea Gibson overcame the barrier of segregation with her talent and determination , becoming the first African American athlete to compete and win at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in Forest Hills, NY. She also became the first African American to play in the French Open and the first to play in American Lawn Tennis tournaments. Gibson was born in 1927, in South Carolina, but grew up in Harlem. A tall, athletic teen with an affinity for competition, she was winning table tennis tournaments sponsored by the Police Athletic League and the NYC Parks Department when she was discovered by musician and P.A.L., coach Buddy Walker. He gave her a tennis racket and arranged for her to learn tennis. Later in her life, Gibson told a biographer that " I just found I had a skill at hitting that ball. And I enjoyed the competition

79. Sports In American Popular Culture I told my husband that althea gibson had died last Sunday, althea did a lot for people in tennis, but she did even more for people in general.” http://www.americanpopularculture.com/archive/sports/althea_gibson.htm

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80. Althea Gibson Biography althea gibson. Few tennis players have had to overcome more obstacles to become champions than althea gibson, the first African American to win at Forest http://idcs0200.lib.iup.edu/~cat/Pages/agbio.html

Althea Gibson Few tennis players have had to overcome more obstacles to become champions than Althea Gibson, the first African American to win at Forest Hills and Wimbledon. During her twenty-three year career, she won fifty-six major singles and doubles championships. Born August 25, 1927 in South Carolina, Althea grew up in New York City's Harlem. Though her family was poor, her tennis ability caught the attention of Dr. Robert W. Johnson, a Lynchburg, Virginia, physician who was active in the black tennis community. Through Dr. Johnson's sponsorship, she was able to get better instruction and competition, as well as contacts with the USLTA that moved her into the mainstream tennis circuit. She first entered the U.S. Open in 1950, the first person of color to compete in that tournament. In 1956, she won the singles title and was a member of the winning doubles team at the French Open. She then went on to capture the Wimbledon doubles title alongside Englishwoman Angela Buxton. After a final-round loss to Darlene Hard at the U.S. Open in the same year, Gibson returned in 1957 to win the singles title, finally reigning in her own country. In addition to her many other honors, Gibson in 1991 became the first woman to receive the NCAA's highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award.

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