The life of Althea Gibson By jkstudent2 Aug 25, 1927 Althea Gibson was born in Silver City, South Carolina. Jul 8, 1930 Althea went to New York City, where she fell in love with tennis. May 24, 1947 She won 10 straight American Tennis Association championships. Mar 18, 1953 Althea was No. 7 out of the top 10 players in the U.S. Jan 4, 1975 She had been serving for 10 years as a Commissioner of Athletics in New Jersey. Sep 28, 2003 Althea Gibson died of respiratory failure.
