- UConn honored a handful of Olympian alumni during halftime of Sunday's game against Notre Dame.
Sue Bird was among the high-profile former UConn stars in attendance at Gampel Pavilion.
UConn-turned-WNBA legend Sue Bird was on hand in Storrs, Connecticut, for UConn's game on Sunday.
And she brought a personal photographer along with her.
Bird was among a handful of Huskies alums honored during UConn's matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Gampel Pavilion. And her fiancée, US Women's National Team superstar
The pink-haired striker has quite an impressive resume in her own right: two Olympic medals, two World Cup victories, and countless personal accolades. But she'll be the first to tell you it pales in comparison to her longtime partner's long list of basketball accomplishments.
A four-time
Sunday's game was dubbed the "Olympic Tradition Game," as the program unveiled a new Olympic Monument outside the arena just before tipoff. Bird and a dozen other alumni were gifted glass plaques at halftime in honor of their efforts at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The 41-year-old point guard has won five Olympic gold medals with
No wonder Rapinoe — who proposed on Bird's 40th birthday after years of dating — self-identifies as "a proud stage mom."
Bird and Rapinoe have reached the twilight of their athletic careers, and both have publicly said they are mulling over retirement during the offseason.
Regardless of whether they continue on or call it quits next season, they'll be remembered as legends of their respective