Texas Sports Hall of Fame- Maureen Connolly Brinker
June 3, 2019
Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker, known as “Little Mo”, was an American tennis player, the winner of nine Grand Slam singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year. The following year a horseback riding accident ended her competitive tennis career at age 19.