Article: Ten: Tributes pour in for tennis legend Althea Gibson

Article: Renaissance woman: Althea Gibson was a ...
Black Issues Book Review;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Althea Gibson believed that records ... Billie Jean King, a tennis legend in her own right who ... Authorized Biography of Althea Gibson (Wiley, September 2004 ... recorded an album titled Althea Gibson Sings (1958); sang ...

Article: Tennis legend Althea Gibson ...
Tri-State Defender;  October 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... to honor African-American tennis legend Althea Gibson, who died at age 76. "America ... learn of the death of Ms. Althea Gibson," Williams said. "Ms ... career. "I am grateful to Althea Gibson for having the strength and ...

Article: Courting Change: The Life of Tennis Legend ...
The Crisis;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... BOOKS Courting Change: The Life of Tennis Legend Althea Gibson Born to Win: The Aythorized Biography of Althea Gibson By Frances clayton Gray and Yanick ... Wiley, $24.95) The Match: Althea Gibson & Angela Buxton, How Two ...

Transcript: Tennis Great Althea Gibson Dies
CBS Evening News with John Roberts;  September 28, 2003 ;     558 words ... ... JOHN ROBERTS, CBS ANCHOR: Tennis legend Althea Gibson was 78 when she died today ... trophies to two big winners: althea Gibson and ... GRETCHEN CARLSON ... CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Althea Gibson was a trailblazer on the tennis ...

Article: Venus Williams leads Althea Gibson tributes
New York Beacon, The;  October 9, 2003 ;     365 words ... ... Williams has paid tribute to tennis legend Althea Gibson, who died on Sunday at the ... City. "I am grateful to Althea Gibson for having the strength and ... Williams said in a statement. "Althea Gibson was the first African-American ...

Article: Local Center Salutes Great Women Of Color; late tennis icon ...
Los Angeles Sentinel;  December 7, 2005 ;     514 words ... ... and 3 at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. Two African American female greats, Althea Gibson and Shelia Johnson, will be honored at the event. Tennis legend Althea Gibson, who also made headlines in the world of golf, has been named this year ...

Article: Serena dedicates Moore Park tennis court to Althea ...
Miami Times;  March 30, 2004 ;     490 words ... ... Williams made a return to the court for the first time in eight months, to dedicate a court in the memory of tennis legend Althea Gibson. "It's definitely an honor," Williams told The Miami Times. "I mean it's just great, it's really ...