Wilma Wins Again – Track star Wilma Rudolph Ward has won the annual Associated Press poll as female athlete of the year for 1961. It was the second straight year she has finished on top in the poll. Wilma, who married William Ward last October, was named first on 178 ballots in the voting by 250 sports writers and broadcasters.

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Wilma Wins Again – Track star Wilma Rudolph Ward has won the annual Associated Press poll as female athlete of the year for 1961. It was the second straight year she has finished on top in the poll. Wilma, who married William Ward last October, was named first on 178 ballots in the voting by 250 sports writers and broadcasters.

Associated Press · [ca. January 1962]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Rudolph, Wilma - Athlete

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