Tennis Champ, Trailblazer Althea Gibson Honored At Us Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Althea Gibson basked in a ticker-tape parade in New York a decade before Arthur Ashe won the 1968 U.S. Open. Gibson won 11 majors in three years from 1956-58, including the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles titles.Read more on NewsOK.com

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