Nancy Lieberman
United States
Basketball
B: July 1, 1958
Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
At the age of 18, she became the youngest basketball player in Olympic history to win a medal as the US team captured a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics. A three-time All-America at Old Dominion University, Lieberman had led the Lady Monarchs to back-to-back AIAW National Championships in 1979 and 1980. She was twice named as the Wade Trophy winner She was the number one draft choice of the Dallas Diamonds of the Women's American Basketball Association in 1980. After leading the Diamonds to the league title in 1985, Lieberman made history once again in 1986 and 1987 as she became the first female to play in a men's professional league, signing with the Springfield Fame of the United States Basketball League. She followed that achievement with another milestone when she joined the 1987-88 Washington Generals on a world tour with the Harlem Globetrotters. Lieberman was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996 and played for the Phoenix Mercury in the first season of the WNBA in 1997.
SUPERSTARS RECORD
EVENT |
PLACE | POINTS | MONEY | EVENT WINS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Women's Final | 2 |
39 |
$26,700 |
N/A |
| 1981 Women's Final | 3 |
30 |
$14,000 |
None |
| 1982 Women's Final | 2 |
36 |
$25,800 |
Rowing |
| TOTALS | 105 |
$66,500 |
1 |
PERSONAL BESTS
| Tennis | 2nd |
1982 Women's Final |
| Rowing - 100 Yards | 39.44 |
1982 Women's Final |
| Bowling - 1 game | 165 |
1981 Women's Final |
| Bowling - 2 frames | 27 |
1981 Women's Final |
| Bike Race - half mile | 1:15.43 |
1982 Women's Final |
| 60 Yard Dash | 7.52 |
1981 Women's Final |
| Quarter Mile Run | 1:01.28 |
1982 Women's Final |
| Obstacle Course | 22.93 |
1982 Women's Final |
| Points Scored | 39 |
1980 Women's Final |