September 29, 2003

R.I.P.: Althea Gibson, 76.: First black entrant and champion at Wimbledon and the U.S. national tournament ... also the first black player on the LPGA Tour, helped pave the way for later stars such as Arthur Ashe, Venus and Serena Williams, and Tiger Woods.

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