Ann Meyers

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Ann Meyers is a pioneering American basketball player and sportscaster, renowned as one of the first women to sign an NBA contract and a member of both the Naismith and Women’s Basketball Halls of Fame.

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Ann Meyers Drysdale 6
Ann Meyers canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame inductee
Olympic athlete
basketball player
human
sportscaster
awardReceived Honda-Broderick Cup
surface form: Broderick Cup

Honda Sports Award for basketball
Naismith College Player of the Year
Wade Trophy
collegeTeam UCLA Bruins
commentatorFor CBS Sports
ESPN
NBC Sports
competitionClass women's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1955-03-26
educatedAt University of California, Los Angeles
employer Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Suns
familyName Meyers
fullName Ann Meyers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ann Meyers Drysdale
genre sports broadcasting
givenName Ann
hallOfFameInduction FIBA Hall of Fame
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
surface form: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
languageSpoken English
leaguePlayedIn Women's Professional Basketball League
medalRecord Olympic silver medal in women's basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
memberOfSportsTeam New Jersey Gems
UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team
surface form: UCLA Bruins women's basketball
notableAchievement first woman to receive a full athletic scholarship for basketball at UCLA
one of the first women to sign an NBA contract
notableWork pioneering women's basketball broadcasting
occupation basketball player
sports commentator
sports executive
participantIn 1976 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth San Diego, California, United States
positionHeld general manager of the Phoenix Mercury
vice president of the Phoenix Suns
positionPlayed guard
representedCountry United States of America
sexOrGender female
signedWith Indiana Pacers (ABA)
surface form: Indiana Pacers
sport basketball
spouse Don Drysdale
spouseOccupation Major League Baseball pitcher
workLocation Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Don Drysdale spouse Ann Meyers
UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team notableAlumna Ann Meyers
subject surface form: UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
this entity surface form: Ann Meyers Drysdale
USBWA Women's National Player of the Year namedAfter Ann Meyers
this entity surface form: Ann Meyers Drysdale
Ann Meyers fullName Ann Meyers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ann Meyers Drysdale
Silver Anniversary Award notableRecipient Ann Meyers
this entity surface form: Ann Meyers Drysdale
Arizona Sports Hall of Fame notableInductee Ann Meyers
this entity surface form: Ann Meyers Drysdale
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame notableInductee Ann Meyers
this entity surface form: Ann Meyers Drysdale