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Ann Meyers Drysdale (born Ann Elizabeth Meyers March 26, 1955) is a retired American 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. She was also the only woman to sign a contract with a National Basketball Association team, the Indiana Pacers (1979), until the Washington Wizards signed ten-year old Amaris Jackson, who suffers from kidney cancer, to a one day contract on April 15, 2014.
Previously a resident of Rancho Mirage, California, 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. . 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 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.
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Genres: Horror,UCLA women's basketball player Ann Myers talks about winning 4-straight conference titles and a national championship as a Bruin.
In this 1992 story from WRTV-TV in Indianapolis, Ann Meyers recalls her 1979 tryout with the NBA's Indiana Pacers.
FIBA Hall of Fame's 2007 Class of Inductees. More videos on www.fiba.com
Stephanie Ready Interviews Ann Meyers Drysdale ahead of the Hornets vs Suns game. The game would mark the first time two female announcers called the same game.
You Let Some Girl Beat You?: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale by Ann Meyers Drysdale eBA Basketball Books Reviews Ann Meyers Drysdale tells how she blasted through basketball barriers and stereotypes to become one of Time magazine's Top 10 Female Sports Pioneers. "... The book is about hopes and dreams. I've been blessed to be part of so many incredible experiences and I thought it was time to tell my story. ..." "... I hope that the book serves as a reminder to people that anything can be accomplished if you set your mind to it. Plus, releasing the book in conjunction with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of Title IX is a perfect reminder of how far female athletics has come and to honor that I'll be donating a portion of the book proceeds to Phoenix Mercury Charities. ..." A...
Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to earn a full scholarship at UCLA and went on to become the first four-time women's basketball All-American. In 1978, she was named College Player of the Year and winner of the prestigious Broderick Cup after helping to lead the Bruins to the AIAW National Championship. Meyers is still the school leader in steals (403) and blocked shots (101-tied) along with being the only player in UCLA history to have posted a quadruple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a game vs. Stephen F. Austin in 1978. In addition, she earned a silver medal as a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team and a gold medal on the U.S.'s first-ever FIBA World Championship team in 1979. After her collegiate career, Meyers Drysdale continued to be the pace...
Hall-Of-Famer Ann Meyers Drysdale spoke with FeverBasketball.com about making history as a broadcaster, being the first woman to sign with an NBA (the Indiana Pacers), and following your dreams.
Basketball Hall of Famer Ann Meyers Drysdale, a Vice President for both the Phoenix Mercury and the Phoenix Suns, talks about her book, "You Let Some Girl Beat You?".
Ann Meyers is one of the best athletes to have ever played at the University of Dayton. The 1979-80 UD women's basketball team—of which Meyers was the high-scoring, big-rebounding star—finished 36-2 and won the small division national crown of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (AIAW), the precursor of the NCAA in women's college athletics. One of the team's two losses came when the Flyers were without the 6-foot-1 Meyers who was was playing in the volleyball national tournament. Meyers was the star of that team too, and for two years in a row she was the National Player of the Year for all divisions of college volleyball. Three decades after her playing days she still holds 25 of the women's basketball records at UD. She's the school's all-time leading scorer for both men's a...
I have nothing for you,
Nothing at all,
Nothing at all.
My head is bleeding from
Banging it against this wall,
Banging it against this wall.
But what's it all for?
But what's it all for?
'Cause I don't know if I know anymore.
And you have nothing for them,
And that is fair enough,
Yes, that is fair enough.
And I know your nose bleeds for
No reason at all,
No reason at all.
But what's it all for?
What's it all for?
'Cause I don't know if I know anymore.
This insignificance is overwhelming me,
Is overwhelming me.
This insignificance is overwhelming me,
It's overwhelming me.
You promised me there was
A point to this all,
A point to this all.
And you told me I had to just sit tight it'll be alright,
Just sit tight it'll be alright,
Just sit tight it'll be alright,
Just sit tight it'll be alright,
Just sit tight it'll be alright.
My nose bleeds,
Your head bleeds.