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First Name

Althea

Last Name

Gibson

Date of Birth

25 August 1927

Build

Athletic

Eye Color

Brown - Dark

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

Silver, SC

Star Sign

Virgo

Date of Death

28 September 2003

Place of Death

East Orange, NJ

Cause of Death

Circulatory failure

Ethnicity

Black

Claim to Fame

first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title in 1956

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Wikipedia Text

Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 � September 28, 2003) was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier. Gibson was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Couple Profile

Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the "color barrier." Gibson was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Gibson became the first African American woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour. She joined the tour in 1963. Her best finish on the tour was a tie for second after a three-way playoff at the 1970 Lem Immke Buick Open. Gibson retired from professional golf at the end of the 1978 season. she is a smart person. Gibson was married twice. Her first marriage to William Darben took place on October 17, 1965 and the couple was divorced in 1976. Will passed away in 1995. She was also married to Sydney Llewellyn on April 11, 1983 and was divorced from him in 1988. On September 28, 2003, at the age of 76, Gibson died in East Orange, New Jersey due to circulatory failure and was interred there in the Rosedale Cemetery.

Couple Profile Source

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althea_Gibson

University

Florida A&M University, FL

Official Websites

www.altheagibson.com/

Role ID

Actor/Actress

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