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Billie Jean King
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A tribute to a personal heroine who celebrates her 66th birthday on 22nd November.
A first impression
What was it about one particular woman, wielding her wooden racket in the black and white world of 1960s television, that imprinted itself in this fan’s memory? She came from another country, and she played a game I had barely learned to understand, let alone master.
To me, she looked middle-aged even though still in her early 20s. She was...
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HAIL BILLIE JEAN KING AND TED KENNEDY – NATIVE AMERICAN ...SFCPressPoint (press release)And according to a tapestry of ancient oral traditions, “Native American moms, and other Indigenous females, have been “sports role models for their ...
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Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm yesterday became the oldest winner of a WTA event since Billie Jean King in 1983 by claiming the Korea Open title.
Date-Krumm
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- Tennis: Date-Krumm oldest WTA winner since Billie Jean King (channelnewsasia.com)
- Korea Open: Kimiko Date Krumm, 38, oldest WTA winner since Billie Jean King... (sports-ak.espn.go.com)
TENNIS GREAT TO SALUTEALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PRO BASEBALL PLAYERSAT ICC ON SATURDAY By Michael HorneThe All-American Girls Professional Softball League [1943 - 1954] is holding its reunion in Milwaukee this weekend, September 24th - 28th, 2009.A highlight of the event will be an appearance by tennis legend Billie Jean King at a gala to be held at the Italian Community Center Saturday, September 26th, 2009 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.The "Girl...
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COLUMN: Native Americans can take pride that Tennis icon Billie Jean King, a Cherokee, and Ted Kennedy, descendant of an honorary Iroquois Chief, did wonders to create equal opportunities for girls/women in sports and education in America and abroad. By enforcing the 1972 Title 1X Education Amendments Act, they actually helped restore those equitable traditional [...]
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