Lefty Birthday – Olympic Skater Dorothy Hamill
Famous Lefthander Birthday, July 26 – Olympic gold-medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill
Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill with Laura Bush
Dorothy Stuart Hamill, born on July 26, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American figure skater who won the 1976 gold medal in the Olympic games.
Dorothy Hamill’s Professional Achievements:
- Award – National Young American Award by the Boy Scouts of America
- Won – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Performing Arts – Host/Hostess for Romeo and Juliet on Ice (1983)
- Inducted – United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame (1991).
- Inducted – World Figure Skating Hall of Fame (2000).
Photo source: Wikimedia
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