Sheryl Swoopes is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 25, 1971 in Brownfield, Texas, United States. Six-time WNBA All-Star, 4 time WNBA Champion, 3 times WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the first athlete to join the WNBA when it was established in 1996. She spent the majority of her career playing for the Houston Comets.
She was often referred by the name of female She was frequently referred to as the female Michael Jordan..
Swoopes also set several school records at Texas Tech. She scored 0 points in the 1992–93 season, which is an all-time scoring record for a single season (as of 2006). Swoopes’ 24.9 points-per-game average for her career is the best in school history; she also boasts zero triple-doubles and 23 double-doubles, 14 of which came during her senior year.
Swoopes won the female Associated Press Athlete of the Year award in 1993. The same year, she also won the Honda Sports Award for basketball and the WBCA Player of the Year award. She was named one of the 20 female athletes of the decade for 2000 to 2010 by Sports Illustrated. She was named an LGBT History Month Icon by the Equality Forum.
Her first son was born on June 25 1997. He has been called Jordan Eric Jackson.
