- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Dot Kirby
- Date of Original:
- 1974
- Subject:
- Athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Women athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--Georgia--Atlanta
Golfers--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Women golfers--Georgia--Atlanta
Golf--Georgia--Atlanta
Real estate agents--Georgia--Atlanta
Women real estate agents--Georgia--Atlanta
Halls of fame--Georgia--Atlanta
Plaques, plaquettes--Georgia--Atlanta
Kirby, Dot, 1920-2000 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1974 golfer Dot Kirby was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
Photograph of golfer Dot Kirby at her induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. She stands next to an unidentified man and accepts a large plaque.
In 1932, at age twelve, Kirby entered the Georgia State Women's Golf Championship as the youngest golfer to compete for a championship. She advanced to the semifinals, and the next year she became the youngest female golfer to win a state championship. She was Georgia women's golf champion five times during her career. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/dot-kirby-1920-2000/m-1720/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/dot-kirby-1920-2000
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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