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Agnes Baldwin Webb

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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
Gold medal – first place 1953 Chile Team competition

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]

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

References

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  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.