Saturday, August 15, 2009

heidi and heather burge.

Heidi and Heather Burge were tallest twin basketball players.

Heidi and Heather Burge were once the tallest twin basketball players. Heidi and Heather Burge are twin retired basketball players. Heidi and Heather Burge are the world record holders for tallest female twins.

The twin sisters born on 11 November 1971 have had an interesting life so far. They were both professional basketball players, even had a movie made about their life, the Disney-produced flick Double Teamed .

Heidi Burge graduated from Palos Verdes High School and played college basketball at the University of Virginia and then played professionally in European leagues and in the Women's National Basketball Association.

At 6 feet 5 inches each, they were the world's tallest female twins before their record was broken by Ann and Claire Recht. A Disney television movie, Double Teamed, is based on their life stories and achievements in basketball.

Heidi Burge did not originally like the idea of playing basketball, and was into theatre and volleyball. Eventually, she fell in love with the game, like her sister Heather immediately did.

In the WNBA, Heidi Burge played for the Los Angeles Sparks and the Washington Mystics. She had to retire from playing basketball due to injuries. She now lives in Houston with her husband and two children.


No comments:

Post a Comment