In a career marked by firsts, Althea Gibson achieved another breakthrough when she became the first woman recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Award, the NCAA's highest honor.

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Gibson was the first black to capture Wimbledon and U.S. Championship titles, and in the 1960s became the first black to play on the women's professional golf tour.

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