November 16, 1963 Zina Lynna Garrison, professional tennis player, was born in Houston, Texas. Garrison started playing tennis at the age of 10 and entered her first tournament at the age of 12. In 1981, she won the Wimbledon and US Open Junior titles and was ranked the World Number 1 junior player. Garrison turned […]
Archive | November 16, 2010
November 16th in African American History – Dwight Eugene Gooden
November 16, 1964 Dwight Eugene Gooden, former Major League baseball player, was born in Tampa, Florida. Gooden made his major league debut in April, 1984 with the New York Mets and that year was selected the National League Rookie of the Year. In 1985, he had one of the most dominating single seasons in base […]