Ann Myers Drysdale Autographed 3x5 Index Card - UCLA #15 - HOF 1993

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Ann Myers Drysdale Autographed 3x5 Index Card - UCLA #15 - HOF 1993
Ann Meyers Drysdale
(born
Ann Elizabeth Meyers
; March 26, 1955) is an American former basketball player and
sportscaster
. She was a standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international tournaments, and the professional levels.
Meyers was the first player to be part of the
U.S. national team
while still in high school. She was the first woman to be signed to a four-year athletic scholarship for college, at
UCLA
.
[1]
She was also the second woman to sign a contract with a
National Basketball Association
team, the
Indiana Pacers
(1979). Her USA World Champion team member Lusia "Lucy" Harris-Stewart was the first woman to sign with an NBA team in 1977, the New Orleans Jazz.
[2]
Previously a resident of
Rancho Mirage, California
,
[3]
Meyers currently resides in
Huntington Beach, California
. She was president and general manager for the
WNBA
's
Phoenix Mercury
and a vice president for the NBA's
Phoenix Suns
.
[4]
[5]
She is currently a vice president for the Phoenix Mercury and a color analyst for the Phoenix Suns television broadcasts. For over 26 years, she served as a network television sports analyst for
TNT
,
ESPN
,
CBS
, and
NBC
. Meyers is a Board Member for the
Lott IMPACT Trophy
, which is named after
Pro Football Hall of Fame
defensive back
Ronnie Lott
, and is given annually to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Meyers was inducted in the inaugural class at the
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1999.