Flo Hyman
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In the early 1980’s sports had a major impact on people’s lives. There were many great athletes: Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player; Wayne Gretsky, the greatest hockey player; and Joe Montana, the greatest football player of all time. At this point in time women were beginning to c ....
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.... six foot five, Hyman could have stood still and let the ball cone to her. Instead she pushed herself to go for the ball – and became the greatest American woman ever to play Volleyball”. (Encyclopedia of Women in Sports 1996).
Hyman’s dedication to sports and to the fight for equal opportunities for women in remembered by and honored with the Memorial Award, given annually by the Women’s Sports Foundation to female athletes who capture Hyman’s “dignity, spirit, and commitment ....
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