Helen Wong Lum

Helen Wong Lum
Born (1931-09-13)September 13, 1931
Died (aged 84)[1]
San Francisco, California
Nationality American
Occupation tennis player, basketball player
Known for tennis, basketball player
Spouse(s) Charlie Lum
Children none
Relatives Willie "Woo Woo" Wong, brother

Helen Wong Lum was a notable American tennis and basketball player who was born and raised in Chinatown, San Francisco. She was inducted into San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame in 1988 and the US Tennis Association's Northern California Hall of Fame in 1996.

Career

Helen Wong grew up with her siblings near Chinese Playground, and received her first tennis racket as a donation from the local playground director. One of her siblings, Willie "Woo Woo" Wong would go on to earn fame as a basketball player in the 1940s. She went on to earn a master's degree in counseling from the University of San Francisco and worked as an advisor and counselor at City College of San Francisco and as a physical education instructor at Galileo High School.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Veklerov, Kimberly (29 December 2015). "Helen Wong Lum, S.F. native tennis star, dies at 84". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  • Nolte, Carl (16 May 1999). "The War Was Over And It Was Time to Go to Work". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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