Donna de Varona

Another interesting fact…In the 1970’s, while Donna de Varona continued to pursue her television career, she also began her work in Washington D.C. as an activist for sports and fitness opportunities for America's youth. Since her retirement from competitions in 1965, she has served five terms on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and has been appointed to Presidential Commissions under presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush..

To learn more about this inspirational woman, go to Olympic.org’s news article web page

https://www.olympic.org/news/-title-ix-or-why-the-americans-have-some-of-the-best-female-football-players-in-the-world