First black tennis player to win all of the French Open, Wimbledon,
and the U.S. Open.
[1] East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, NJ.
Father: Daniel Gibson
Mother: Annie Bell
Sister: Mildred Gibson
Brother: Daniel Gibson, Jr. ("Bubba")
Husband: William Darben (m. 1965, div. Aug-1976, d. 1995)
Husband: Sydney Llewellyn (m. 1983, div.)
High School: Williston Industrial High School, Wilmington, NC (1949)
University: Florida A&M University (1953)
Teacher: Lincoln University
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (female) 1957
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (female) 1958
International Tennis Hall of Fame 1971
Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey 1994
Aneurysm
Stroke 1995
Heart Attack 2003
Risk Factors: Depression, Smoking, Arthritis
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Horse Soldiers (12-Jun-1959)
Official Website:
http://www.altheagibson.com/
Is the subject of books:
Born to Win: The Authorized Biography of Althea Gibson, 2004, BY: Frances Clayton Gray and Yanick Rice Lamb
Author of books:
I Always Wanted to Be Somebody (1958, memoir)
So Much to Live For (1968, memoir)
Born: 
