Ann drysdale received second prize in the 2001 national poetry competition with her poem new fruit. Ann meyers drysdale remembers her hall of fame husband. She is also the first woman to win a four year major college athletic scholarship and serve as gm of an nba team, the phoenix suns. Online dictionaries and encyclopedias with entries for don drysdale jr. The southern californian native and drysdale, who passed away in 1993, have three children together. Please visit the hosting bookstores web site or call the store for details. Ann meyers drysdale speakers bureau and booking agent info.
She is also the first ucla female basketball player to be a fourtime all american, the first woman inducted into the ucla athletics hall of fame and the. The news of his passing broke while ann s team was on the floor battling for a much needed win. Ann meyers drysdale is a pioneer of womens athletics and has left her mark at ucla and on the world. Along with swann, jacksons wife, turi ann jackson, longtime friend and naismith hall of fame athlete ann meyers drysdale, and tournament of rose president laura farber, all spoke remembrances. Darren, and drew, before his untimely death on july 3, 1993, at age 56. From ann meyers drysdale to brittney griner, woman.
March 26, 1955 is an american former basketball player and sportscaster. Ann was also the first woman to try out for an nba team, after an invitation to do so by the indiana pacers. Ann meyers reflects on making nba history 40 years ago. Ann meyers took her best shot at making the pacers.
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Ann meyers bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. But theres one thing that the former ucla bruin has yet to add to her countless accolades. View anne drysdales profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. One of the first women to be inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame, currently the vice president of the phoenix suns nba and the phoenix mercury wnba, ann meyers drysdale has been one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. Joining me now to talk about the book is ann meyers drysdale, who we know in arizona as the vice president for both the phoenix suns and the phoenix mercury.
Ann meyers drysdale was born in san diego on march 26, 1955. It was polish music and dancing at comerica park, 46th annual event. On what wooden meant to meyers drysdale personally and to. Ann meyers drysdale is one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. Ann meyersdrysdale joins locked on wbb, chats aau, wbl. I enjoyed this article about ann meyers drysdale, one of the olympians who will be waiting to meet conference attendees and sign autographs. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
After meeting on the set of abcs sports superstars, drysdale and meyers married in november 1986. Ann was recently named by time magazine as one of the top 10 female sports pioneers of all time and is the only woman ever to play for an nba team the indiana pacers in 1979 and the only woman to sign a nocut contract with the nba. Basketball and broadcasting legend ann meyers drysdale has made history many times in her life. While there are several books out about babe, surprisingly there has never been any book written or. Halloffamer ann meyers drysdale spoke with about making history as a broadcaster, being the first woman to sign with an.
You let some girl beat you the story of ann meyers drysdale. Ann meyers married to don drysdale on november 1, 1986. Pamela shriver lazenby, ann meyers drysdale, nancy. It was polish music and dancing at comerica park, 46th annual. The book also lays out fifty of the seminal moments in sports business from the last half century. Ann meyers drysdale selling late husbands awards over objections. Mcdonald rewrote arizona record books by scoring 890 points while also accounting for team highs in assists per game 4. You let some girl beat you the story of ann meyers. Ann meyers drysdale is still making history indiana fever. May 15, 2012 ann meyers drysdale has spent her entire life staring down the attitudes and misconceptions driving the phrase, you let some girl beat you.
Ann meyersdrysdale has participated in almost every womens amateur and professional league in america. Click on a label to prioritize search results according to that topic. The librarian at crittenden county public library, regina merrick, is in our group and she did an. She is known as a standout player in the olympic games, high school, college, international tournaments, and the professional levels. Ann meyers drysdale selling late husbands awards over. What few realized then and is only now coming into focus on the 40th anniversary of the day she signed a contract with the indiana pacers. She has countless fans that follow her on social networking sites. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory.
The california native, the sixth oldest in a family of 11 children, was the. Ann was born in the north west and brought up in london. Ann meyers biography affair, widow, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is ann meyers. Ann meyers was born on march 26, 1955 in san diego, california, usa. Ann meyers drysdale is one of the most essential people in the title ix movement.
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. Ann elizabeth meyers drysdale born ann elizabeth meyers on march 26, 1955 in san diego, ca is a retired american basketball player and sportscaster. She is the modern day version of babe didrikson zaharias. Ogwumike named to 2020 ann meyers drysdale award watch list. Shes also quite possibly the greatest womens basketball player. Meyers drysdale was the first player to be part of the u. This article is about the time she signed with nba and almost made the cut. One of the true pioneers in womens basketball, hall of famer and awardwinning broadcaster ann meyers drysdale enters her second season as vice president of both the phoenix mercury and the phoenix suns.
Meyers was the first high school player to make the united states national team and the first woman to receive a full athletic scholarship to ucla. Nor was their betrothal part of a scientific experiment in the reproduction of herculean offspring. Ann meyers made headlines when she became the first woman to sign an nba contract. Events the official publisher page for hillary clintons. At ucla she became the first female to be awarded a full athletic scholarship at any university. Ann meyers drysdale is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. There arent many awards or honors left for ann meyers drysdale to receive.
Ann is the only woman to sign an nba contract, following her four years as an allamerican at ucla. Drysdale became the first player to be a part of the u. Ann meyers career escalated womens basketball to a new level. Prior to her senior year in high school, meyers drysdale spent the summer. One of this years honored inductees will be ann meyersdrysdale. Ann drysdale was born near manchester, raised in london, married in birmingham, ran a smallholding and brought up three children on the north york moors and now lives in south wales. Ann meyers biography affair, widow, nationality, salary. In 1975, she was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at ucla. Dave meyers, whos two years older than ann, preceded her at ucla and was the no. Watch as she tells her story about her journey from studentathlete to the face of sports equality. Posts about ann drysdale written by melissa holden, ma.
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Ann meyers was a national champion basketball player for the ucla bruins. After being named a topfour or topfive finalist for the wooden award, citizen naismith trophy, ann meyers drysdale award and cheryl miller award along with firstteam allamerica honors by. Ann meyers became the first woman to sign a freeagent contract in the nba on sept. Here is what she had to say on writing you let some girl beat you. Kelly drysdale remembers seeing her dads cy young award in her house growing up. Ann meyers bio net worth, salary, net worth, married. Mar 9, 2012 look your best on your book day see more ideas about book signing, style, fashion. She was a standout player in high school, college, the olympic games, international tournaments, and the professional levels.
We have years of experience in booking legends on the court for keynote speeches and autograph signings. Meyers died at his home in temecula after struggling with cancer for the last year, according to ucla, which received the news from his younger sister, ann meyers drysdale. Ann meyers drysdale makes historyagain phoenix suns. Ogwumike named to usbwa ann meyers drysdale watch list. Mar 11, 2019 the result is the sports business handbook, which has essays and insight from over 100 luminaries in the sports media and business, from gary bettman to ted leonsis, ann meyers drysdale to kevin warren and tony ponturo to mark lazarus. Thats good to hear because ive got a lot of questions for you. Her husband died on july 3, 1993 cause of heart attack. What about the fact that most people still dont recognize the name ann meyers drysdale. She is a major figure in the history of womens basketball and sports journalism. Well, shell be broadcasting the olympics for nbc in july and until then shell be holding book signings like the one shes doing on may 5th at ucla with coalum, kareem abdul jabbar. Don drysdales daughter is heartbroken that his widow is selling memorabilia from his years as a star pitcher for the dodgers. Vp of the phoenix suns nba and phoenix mercury wnba. She did not have any other affair after the death of her husband. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for james drysdale.
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Book signing central is an event information service brought to you by and has a focus on author events, book signings, and autograph expos. Hillary clinton will appear in person and sign copies of what happened on the following dates. This year, the womens professional basketball league wbl is being honored as trailblazers of the game by the womens basketball hall of fame. March 26, 1955 is a retired american basketball player and sportscaster. It was the first time that a married couple was members of their respective sports hall of fame. She is the widow of dodger great don drysdale, who died in july of 1993.
Ann myers was born on march 26, 1955, and this makes her age 64 years at this moment. Ann meyers drysdale led the way for women in sports. The team was the indiana pacers and meyers went to training camp but failed to make the team cuts. I was born in london and after studying mathematics at university i had a career as a software engineer for nearly thirty years. Ann meyers athletic prowess in womens basketball is legendary. The presence of ann meyers drysdales profile does not indicate a business or promotional relationship of any kind between relsci and ann meyers drysdale. She was a journalist for many years, writing, among other things, the longestrunning byline column in. Named after the first player, male or female, named to the allamerica team in four straight college seasons, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top shooting guard in womens. Ann meyers drysdale is an american former basketball player and sportscaster. I spent a long time avoiding this book, and i feel like an idiot for it. Her collections include backwork peterloo poets, 2002 and quaintness and other offences cinnamon, 2009. Phoenix mercury general manager ann meyers drysdale lowers her head during a moment of silence in memory of the late john wooden, former ucla mens basketball coach, before the start of. Ann meyers drysdale has spent her entire life staring down the attitudes and misconceptions driving the phrase, you let some girl beat you. You let some girl beat you the story of ann meyers drysdale paperback by ann meyers drysdale and a great selection of related books.
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