Women In Sports

[steve B]

Not a mainstream sport in the US, but ..........

Beryl Burton UK cyclist

World champion road - 1960, 1967
world champion pursuit - 1959,60,62,63,66
Second 1961, 64, 68
third 1967,70,71,73

And this bit, probably the best of all

In 1967, she set a new 12-hour time trial record of 277.25 miles– a mark that surpassed the men’s record of the time by 0.73 miles and was not superseded by a man until 1969. While setting the record she caught and passed Mike McNamara who was on his way to setting the men's record at 276.52 miles and winning that year's men's British Best All-Rounder. She is reputed to have given him a liquorice allsort as she passed him. Apparently, McNamara ate the sweet.


Steve B

Incredible example Steve! IMO all of women's sports are not mainstream.

I hope this does not get the thread moved elsewhere but todays headlines seem to be about Becky Hammon as a potential head coach in the NBA? http://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/21/90...gue-highlights

Thoughts?

[travrosty]

Charlotte Dod one of the most versatile womens athletes of all time, tennis, golf, archery and more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Dod

[grainsley]

I think Althea Gibson deserves a mention here. I first heard of her from a part she had in a John Wayne movie, The Horse Soldiers. After garnering some interest in her, I did some research....not only a tennis pro (won Wimbledon), but also a pro golfer. Just sounds like a very interesting woman. And generally, I find women more interesting than men, but that's just me. And I think she just recently had some U.S. stamps issued with her on them playing tennis.

Great athletes all. I was not familiar with Charlotte Dod, thank you for sharing that link.

Here's Althea's stamp, great image:

[btcarfagno]

I try to buy AAGPBL items when they are available at reasonable prices. I have maybe 500 autographs and several scorecards. Would love to obtain a uniform someday. They so rarely come up for sale.

Tom C

[Huysmans]

Fan from 1908.