Huntington Beach resident Ann Meyers is a basketball legend. There are too many peaks in her career to take in at once.
- The first player to be of the US national team while still in high school.
- The first woman to be signed to a four-year athletic scholarship for college (UCLA).
- The only woman to sign an NBA contract (Indiana Pacers in 1979).
- The first player drafted to the Woman's Professional Basketball Association (New Jersey Gems in 1978).
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When she married LA baseball player Don Drysdale in 1986 they were the first couple to hold spots in their sports' Halls of Fame.
What better woman to inspire the girls of Girls Inc. to be smart, strong and bold?
Ann Meyers will be taking a break from her duties as the general manager of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and vice president of the NBA's Phoenix Suns to speak to the girls on Monday, December 7th. Towering at 5'9" there is little doubt she will have a captive audience.
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Too bad I can't attend. She is a wonderful model in many ways.
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