Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Chronology
| 1960 | Born July 6 in Greenwood, Mississippi |
| 1964 | Moves with her family to the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles |
| 1974 | Brother Robert shot by stray bullet while jogging on Los Angeles track |
| 1979 | Stars in track and field at California-State Northridge |
| 1981 | Marries Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alvin Hooks |
| 1982 | Gives birth to son Alvin Hooks, Jr. |
| 1982 | Gains 40 pounds a result of pregnancy, running career on hiatus |
| 1982 | Husband cut from Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1983 | Resume training under tutelage of Bobby Kersee |
| 1983 | Husband cut from Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League |
| 1984 | Wins 3 Gold Medals in the Los Angeles Olympics |
| 1984 | Appears on "Cosby Show" defeating Bill Cosby on final leg of a charity 4×400 meter relay race |
| 1985 | Begins speaking to Los Angeles school children about dangers of using drugs |
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