Audrey "Mickey" Patterson-Tyler

September 27, 1926 - August 23, 1996

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tennessee State University ‘48

 

Sprinter  5-7, 112

 

200-Meter

First Black woman sprinter to win a Olympic medal (Bronze) for the U.S.  1948

 

Amateur Athletic Union Woman Athlete of the Year, 1949

Founded  Mickey's Missiles Track Club  Trained Two Olympic Sprinters