60:
38:
188:
because they had defeated the USA team in the first game of the series. Gamble led the USA team during the games, averaging 20 points per game. They would go on to compete in the 1971 Women's World
Championship, held in Brazil, where they finished a disappointing eighth. The success of that team and
201:. At that time, she was one of the top women's players in the nation. She has since been named on the "All-Time USA Women's Basketball Team Roster". By the mid-1970s she went into coaching. She would eventually coach for over thirty years, mostly in
342:
352:
337:
332:
248:
347:
327:
144:
season. Under Head Coach
Carolyn Moffit, Gamble led Ouachita Baptist to 48 regular season victories in three seasons, and a fourth place national finish during her
222:
121:
297:
156:
she was inducted into the
Ouachita Baptist University Athletic Hall of Fame, joining other graduates from that university, to include former
287:
272:
66:
252:
190:
180:, winning a silver medal. Although both the Brazil and USA teams finished with a 5–1 record, following Brazil being upset by
104:. She is considered one of the female pioneers in the sport, having helped bring women's basketball international attention.
129:
292:
282:
277:
226:
322:
113:
82:
317:
94:
51:
116:, and gained attention for her athletic abilities during high school. She would later, in
90:
86:
194:
157:
153:
149:
141:
137:
117:
101:
311:
198:
43:
161:
125:
97:
302:
185:
136:, and was named the National College Rookie of the Year in basketball for the
26:
145:
343:
Pan
American Games silver medalists for the United States in basketball
181:
177:
133:
202:
172:
Gamble went on to play for the USA Pan
American team of 1971, in
173:
189:
others brought women's basketball to the attention of the
293:
Louisiana High School
Athletics Association, Hall of Fame
353:
United States women's national basketball team players
251:. USA Basketball. February 25, 2014. Archived from
59:
338:Ouachita Baptist Tigers women's basketball players
333:Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games
298:1971 Women's Basketball Sixth World Championship
225:. USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from
19:
8:
249:"Sixth World Championship For Women -- 1971"
122:Louisiana High School Athletics Hall of Fame
148:season, and third place national finish in
128:was also inducted. She attended college at
273:USA Women's Basketball, Pan American Teams
32:
348:Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
214:
132:, where she played both basketball and
288:All-Time USA Women's Basketball Roster
18:
7:
197:women's basketball was added to the
328:American women's basketball players
223:"Sixth Pan American Games -- 1971"
14:
176:, where they finished second to
58:
36:
191:International Olympic Committee
112:Gamble was born and raised in
1:
283:Ouachita Baptist Hall of Fame
130:Ouachita Baptist University
369:
16:American basketball player
184:, Brazil was awarded the
50:
24:
120:, be inducted into the
81:(1949) was an American
114:Grand Cane, Louisiana
255:on 5 September 2015
229:on 7 September 2015
95:Pan American Games
83:women's basketball
52:Pan American Games
278:OBU Tigers Alumni
124:. That same year
108:Basketball career
76:
75:
72:Team Competition
360:
303:2008 Hoopaholics
265:
264:
262:
260:
245:
239:
238:
236:
234:
219:
69:
62:
61:
46:
42:
40:
39:
368:
367:
363:
362:
361:
359:
358:
357:
308:
307:
269:
268:
258:
256:
247:
246:
242:
232:
230:
221:
220:
216:
211:
170:
110:
98:silver medalist
65:
37:
35:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
366:
364:
356:
355:
350:
345:
340:
335:
330:
325:
320:
310:
309:
306:
305:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
267:
266:
240:
213:
212:
210:
207:
174:Cali, Colombia
169:
168:USA Basketball
166:
158:Dallas Cowboys
109:
106:
85:player of the
74:
73:
70:
63:
55:
54:
48:
47:
30:
29:
22:
21:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
365:
354:
351:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
329:
326:
324:
323:Living people
321:
319:
316:
315:
313:
304:
301:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
271:
270:
254:
250:
244:
241:
228:
224:
218:
215:
208:
206:
204:
200:
199:Olympic Games
196:
192:
187:
183:
179:
175:
167:
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
107:
105:
103:
99:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
71:
68:
67:1971 Colombia
64:
57:
56:
53:
49:
45:
44:United States
33:Representing
31:
28:
23:
20:Medal record
257:. Retrieved
253:the original
243:
231:. Retrieved
227:the original
217:
171:
162:Cliff Harris
126:Joe Ferguson
111:
79:Linda Gamble
78:
77:
318:1949 births
312:Categories
259:19 October
233:15 October
209:References
186:gold medal
27:Basketball
193:, and in
146:freshman
25:Women's
182:Canada
178:Brazil
134:tennis
93:, and
41:
203:Texas
160:star
152:. In
91:1970s
87:1960s
261:2015
235:2015
195:1976
154:2007
150:1970
138:1968
118:1980
102:1971
89:and
142:'69
100:in
314::
205:.
164:.
263:.
237:.
140:-
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.