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Sheryl Swoopes

Sheryl Swoopes, American basketball player and coach

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Born
March 25, 1971
Age in 2026
55
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1971

About Sheryl Swoopes

Sheryl Denise Swoopes is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA title. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Ohio State, 1993 championship), which broke Bill Walton's record, and scoring record for championship series (177 points, five games). In 1993, Swoopes won the NCAA women's basketball championship with the Texas Tech Lady Raiders during her senior season.

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Sheryl Swoopes timeline

  1. Ohio State, 1993 championship), which broke Bill Walton's record, and scoring record for championship series (177 points, five games).
  2. In 1993, Swoopes won the NCAA women's basketball championship with the Texas Tech Lady Raiders during her senior season.

The world when Sheryl Swoopes was born

Sheryl Swoopes was born in 1971. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1971

  • #1 song"Joy to the World" – Three Dog Night
  • Top movieThe French Connection
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookThe Exorcist – William Peter Blatty

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier "Fight of the Century"
  • Top headlinePentagon Papers published
  • Technology milestoneFirst email sent by Ray Tomlinson
  • Defining fadHot pants
  • Notable inventionEmail (Ray Tomlinson)
  • World population3.78 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonMilwaukee Bucks (NBA)
  • U.S. population207.7M

1971 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sheryl Swoopes's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19712026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$18,100$435,000
Average income$11,800$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.65$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population207.7M341 million

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