Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
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Name (Hebrew)
גיבסון, אלתיאה, 1927-2003
Name (Latin)
Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
Other forms of name
Gibson, Althea, 1927-
Date of birth
1927-08-25
Date of death
2003-09-28
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Educators
Golfers
Tennis players
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed January 30, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Gibson, Althea; tennis player, golfer, educator; born 25 August 1927 in Silver, South Carolina, United States; Completed A & M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee (1953); first African American to play on the grass courts of the All England Club at Wimbledon (1951); began a remarkable tournament run in which she took eight Grand Slam titles (1956-1958); won the women's singles championship and defended her doubles title at Wimbledon (1957); wrote first autobiography, I Always Wanted to Be Somebody (1958);first African American woman professional golfer (1964); honors include, first African American to win the U.S. Open, becoming number one woman tennis player in the world and named Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press (AP) (1957); Tennis Hall of Fame (1971); first woman anywhere in the US to become an athletic commissioner for the state of New Jersey (1975); International Women's Hall of Fame (1980); died 28 September 2003 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States)
- Althea Gibson, 2005:p. 209 (d. Sept. 2003)
- Author's I always wanted to be somebody, 1958.
- IMDb, Aug. 29, 2006(Althea Gibson; b. Aug. 25, 1927, Silver, S.C.; d. Sept. 28, 2003, East Orange, N.J.)
- Information from 678 converted Jan. 5, 2015(tennis player)
- LCN