Ann Meyers
Chronology
1955 | Born March 26 in San Diego, California |
1974 | First high school player ever to join the U.S. national team;becomes first woman to receive a basketball scholarship to UCLA |
1978 | Leads University of California at Los Angeles to the national championship; is drafted by Houston as the first-ever WBL draftee |
1979 | Graduates with B.A. in sociology; signs as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers but fails to make the cut; signs for $145,000 for three seasons with the New Jersey Gems |
1980-82 | Takes first place in the ABC superstars competition; meets future husband, Don Drysdale; enrolls at broadcasting school and embarks on a new career |
1986 | Marries Drysdale in November |
1994 | First woman to play in Celebrity Golf Association Championship |
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