Nancy Lieberman
Awards And Accomplishments
1975 | Member of gold-medal-winning USA Team, Pan American Games and World Championships |
1976 | Member of silver-medal-winning USA Women's Olympic Basketball Team, Montreal Olympic Games |
1978–80 | Kodak All-American |
1979 | Member of gold-medal-winning USA Team, World Championships |
1979 | Member of silver-medal-winning USA Team, Pan American Games |
1979 | Jewish Athlete of the Year |
1979–80 | Two-time Wade Trophy winner |
1980 | Broderick Award (top women's basketball player in America) |
1984 | Most Valuable Player, Women's American Basketball Association |
1986 | First woman ever to play in a men's professional basketball league, the United States Basketball League |
1993 | New York City Basketball Hall of Fame |
1996 | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
1997 | Oldest player, at age 38, in Women's National Basketball Association |
Additional topics
Famous Sports StarsBasketballNancy Lieberman Biography - Dubbed "lady Magic", Chronology, Played In Men's League, Made Brief Comeback