Agnes Baldwin Webb

Agnes Louise Baldwin Webb (March 24, 1926 – June 7, 2001) was an American women's basketball player, who played on the first United States women's national basketball team. Baldwin played basketball at Nashville Business College, which was a perennial powerhouse in the Amateur Athletic Union. Baldwin was part of the national team which won the first women's world basketball championship.[1][2]

Agnes Louise Baldwin Webb
No. 11 Nashville Business College
PositionGuard
LeagueAmateur Athletic Union
Personal information
Born(1926-03-24)March 24, 1926
Cross Plains, Tennessee
DiedJune 7, 2001(2001-06-07) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight125 lb (57 kg)
Career information
CollegeNashville Business College
Medals
World Championship
Representing the  United States
1953 Chile Team competition

Webb died on June 7, 2001, at the age of 75.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Women's Basketball Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN-- 1953". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  3. "Agnes Louise Baldwin". U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. Retrieved 7 December 2022.


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