Venus Lacy

Venus Lacy, American basketball player

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Born: February 9, 1967
Age in 2026: 59
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1967

About Venus Lacy

Venus Lacy is an American former professional basketball who played as a 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m) center. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she won championships at every level, but her American professional career was diminished by injuries she sustained in a 1997 car accident. Lacy was the first player selected by the Seattle Reign in the ABL Draft on June 19, 1996. The team finished with a record of 4–2, but managed to win the bronze medal. The next game was a rematch against Cuba, and this time the team from Cuba won a five point game.

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Venus Lacy timeline

1996Lacy was the first player selected by the Seattle Reign in the ABL Draft on June 19, 1996.
1997Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she won championships at every level, but her American professional career was diminished by injuries she sustained in a 1997 car accident.

The world when Venus Lacy was born

Venus Lacy was born in 1967. 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 1967

#1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

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

Measure	1967	2026
Gas	$0.33	$3.45/gal
Average home	$14,800	$435,000
Average income	$9,800	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.22	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	198.7M	341 million

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