IN THE ARENA: THE NCAA'S FIRST CENTURY: BY JOSEPH N. CROWLEY
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31. Wilma Rudolph

•  This eventual athlete could not walk on her own until 9 years old.

•  Won 3 gold medals at the 1960 Olympics in Rome .

•  She did as much for the black woman athlete as Jesse Owens did for the black American athlete.

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