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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ann_MeyersAnn Meyers - Wikipedia

    Ann Meyers Drysdale (born Ann Elizabeth Meyers; March 26, 1955) is an American retired pro basketball player and a sportscaster.She was a standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international tournaments, and at professional levels.

  2. Mar 8, 2020 · Ann Meyers Drysdale first started playing basketball at four years old, completely unaware of where that would lead her. Her father played basketball at Marquette as he and her mother were very ...

  3. Feb 18, 2024 · FILE - Ann Meyers Drysdale prepares her court-side broadcast prior to a Phoenix Mercury basketball game, Friday, June 3, 2022 in Phoenix. An all-female ensemble will produce Wednesday's March 8 ...

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › sports › encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-mapsMeyers, Ann | Encyclopedia.com

    Ann Meyers. 1955-American basketball player. Basketball trailblazer Ann Meyers takes her hall-of-fame distinction to new limits, with eight enshrinements — including the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, California Youth Organization High School Hall of Fame, Orange County Hall of Fame, California High School Hall of Fame, National High School Hall of Fame, University of California ...

  5. Apr 12, 2023 · In 1980, Ann Meyers Drysdale—who had already established herself as one of the best female basketball players on earth—made NBA history by briefly joining the Indiana Pacers, becoming the ...

  6. Sep 5, 2019 · The press pulled no punches. “Well, in case Ann doesn't make it,” Washington Post columnist Dave Kindred wrote in 1979 of Ann Meyers, the first woman to sign an NBA contract, “the Pacers say ...

  7. Jun 21, 2022 · Ann Meyers, the first woman to sign an NBA contract 👏 ️Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn...

  8. Apr 5, 2024 · Ann Meyers Drysdale’s contributions to women’s basketball continue to resonate through the sport’s evolution and increased popularity. (File photo by Kevin Hurley/Cronkite News)

  9. Ann Meyers Drysdale is forever at home in Cooperstown. But the widow of Hall of Famer Don Drysdale is also very familiar to fans of March Madness – as one of the greatest female basketball players in United States history. The California native, the sixth oldest in a family of 11 children, was the ...

  10. Ann Meyers. Born: Mar. 26, 1955 Basketball G. In 1974, became first high school student to play for U.S. national team; 4-time All-American at UCLA (1976-79); member of 1976 U.S. Olympic team; Broderick Award and Cup winner (1978); Signed $50,000 no cut contract with NBA's Indiana Pacers (1980); Played in Women's WPBL basketball league; won TV's Women Superstars competition three consecutive ...

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