All Things Basketball with GD - 2023 Season Birthday Edition, Player Spotlight on Ann Meyers Drysdale

Intro (00:00 - 00:30)Preview of our player spotlight on the great Ann Meyers Drysdale (00:31 -01:51)Early life including a legacy of athletes in her family; namely her dad Bob, older brother Dave and oldest sister Patty (01:52 - 04:59)Ann's time at Cornelia Connelly High School in San Diego and later Sonora High School in La Habra, California including her lettering in seven sports as well as becoming the first high school student to play internationally (05:00 - 06:20)Her attending UCLA following the footsteps of her older brother Dave and thus making her own mark on the women's basketball program including winning a national championship in her senior year (06:21 - 10:11)Her international resume including playing on the first women's team to participate in the 1976 Olympics as well as winning four gold medals and three silver medals (10:12 - 12:15) Her being offered a contract and tryout with the Indiana Pacers including her history of having to compete with men like on the ABC television series The Superstars (12:16 - 17:58)Her illustrious career in broadcasting including doing color commentary for the NBA, WNBA, ESPN and so much more (17:59 - 20:11)When she first met her future husband Don Drysdale and their eventual marriage (20:12 - 21:37)Her autobiographical book - You Let Some Girl Beat You: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale (21:38 - 22:14)Her accolades including numerous Hall of Fall inductions and her jersey retired at both Sonora High School and UCLA (22:15 - 26:23)In her own words including her thoughts on the WNBA and her tryout with the Pacers (26:24 - 30:05)My personal thoughts on the great Ann Meyers Drysdale (30:06 - 31:28)A sneak peak of future episodes in the works (31:29 - 32:19)Call to action (32:20 - 33:38)https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/supportor https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd