When she made her professional golf debut, Gibson was 36 and a household ... American tennis player Althea Gibson (1927 - 2003) holding the Venus Rosewater Plate after winning the women's singles ...

"If Althea Gibson represents a challenge to the present crop of players, then it's only fair ... Gibson turned to the pro golf tour for a few years, but she didn't distinguish herself.

On day three of Black History Month, The Post and Courier honors Althea Gibson, the first black player at the French and U.S ...

Despite many obstacles, Gibson made history as the 1st Black woman to compete at Wimbledon & win a Grand Slam. She remains an ...

Althea Gibson will be honored with a statue at the site of the US Open, the USTA announced on Tuesday. In 1950, Gibson broke tennis' color barrier by becoming first African-American to play in ...

Before there was Althea Gibson, there was Lilyan Spencer ... including being unanimously named the 2024 Big East player of the year for the second straight season. Talk about some powerful ...