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Sheryl Swoopes

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Sheryl Swoopes is an American former professional basketball player and one of the first stars signed by the WNBA when the league launched in 1997. Playing for the Houston Comets, she won multiple WNBA championships and Most Valuable Player awards and was among the most dominant players of the league's early years.

Facts
Birth Year
1971 2
Birth Date
1971-03-25 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
Connections

Competed In

FIBA Basketball World Cup, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Sheryl Swoopes
Olympic Games, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Sheryl Swoopes

Plays

Basketball, Sports
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Nationality

United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia, Sheryl Swoopes
Wikimedia Foundation
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes lead, opening sentence (birth date)
    Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes lead, opening sentence (birth year)
    Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes lead, opening sentence (nationality)
    Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes lead, second sentence (career highlight)
    She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Article text
    Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA title.
  • Competed In: FIBA Basketball World Cup, Article text
    Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA title.
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2. Wikidata: Sheryl Swoopes
Wikidata Q270683, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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