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Johnette Howard
Johnette Howard (Sportswriter. Born, Pittsburgh, PA, Dec. 13, 1959.) A 17-year career during which she built a national reputation for excellence preceded Johnette Patrice Howard upon her arrival at Newsday as a featured columnist. Howard began with the Detroit (Mich.) Free Press in 1982, covering the N.B.A. Pistons. During her seven years there, she became […]
Tracy Austin
Tracy Austin (Tennis. Born, Redondo Beach, CA, Dec. 12, 1962.) Although her career was curtailed first by injury and later by an auto accident, tenacious, pig-tailed Tracy Ann Austin was the youngest women’s singles champion of the United States ever, winning the U.S. Open in 1979 at age 16 years, nine months. In that tournament, […]
