West 143rd Street in Harlem renamed Althea Gibson Way 00:30. NEW YORK -- A street in Harlem was renamed Thursday in honor of Hall of Fame tennis player Althea Gibson.

Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

It’s time to revive the spirit of Althea Gibson, who died in 2005, ... The late Robert “Bullet Bob” Hayes, two-time Olympic gold medal and National Football League Hall of Fame member, ...

Gibson was inducted into the 1971 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Althea Gibson, Wimbledon women’s champion, on the cover of El Gráfico for August 29, 1958. Edition 2033.

As Women’s History Month closes, we celebrate Althea Gibson, the Black American two-sport athlete whose legacy is still felt 20 years after her death. ... the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of ...

Althea Gibson left through back doors to open the front door of opportunity for Black players, ... She won 11 Grand Slam titles and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.

She was Jewish, and the great Althea Gibson was Black, and in the segregated world of 1950s tennis they forged a remarkable friendship as champion doubles partners. By Katharine Q. Seelye In her words ...

Steve Adubato and his Co-Host, Jacqui Tricarico, are joined by Henry Hascup, President & Boxing Historian at the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame, to remember heavyweight champion, James J. Braddock.

She won Wimbledon twice and has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Sports Hall of Fame. Gibson was also the first Black athlete in the Women’s Professional Golf Tour.

It’s time to revive the spirit of Althea Gibson, who died in 2005, ... The late Robert “Bullet Bob” Hayes, two-time Olympic gold medal and National Football League Hall of Fame member, ...

As Women’s History Month closes, we celebrate Althea Gibson, the Black American two-sport athlete whose legacy is still felt 20 years after her death. ... said Hall of Fame golfer Judy Rankin.