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He was the first black starting quarterback in NFL history when the Denver Broncos drafted him in the 14th round of the 1968 NFL Draft.
Who is Marlin "The Magician" Briscoe (1945-present)
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Credited with ending racial segregation in wrestling, he was the first Black to ever win the prestigious NWA World Heavyweight Title.
Who is Bobo Brazil
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As a nine-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner and two-time World Series MVP (1964, 1967), his dominance was part of the reason why baseball lowered the pitcher's mound from 15 inches to 10 inches. He also once played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters
Who is Bob Gibson
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In his short lifetime, this athlete's claim to fame was being the first Black athlete to win perhaps the nation's most revered individual award, the Heisman Trophy.
What is Ernie "the Express" Davis
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Although their records as first and third in the 200-meter sprint have been broken, their Black Power Salute in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico is still remains a lasting memory.
Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos
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Considered one of the greatest WNBA players of all-time, she was one of the league's first major faces who became the first player to dunk during a WNBA game.
Who is Lisa Leslie
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Now here's an accomplishment: while enrolled at Stanford University to study pre-med, she won the U.S. Figure Skating National Championship (1986, 1988) and the World Figure Skating Champion (1986). What's more, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, she was the first African-American to win a medal in the Winter Games by grabbing the bronze.
Who is Debbie Thomas
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He was the first black world heavyweight boxing champion from 1908-15 after defeating Canadian pugilist Tommy Burns in a 15-round bout where he won by technical knockout.
Who is Jack Johnson
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What do Mike Garrett, Ernie Davis, and Billy Simms all have what award in common?
What is the Heisman Trophy
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Actions truly did speak louder than words for this baseball great. He won the MLB Rookie of the Year Award (1947), the National League MVP Award (1949) and was a six-time All-Star. He also starred he starred as himself in the 1950 film about his life.
Who is Jackie Robinson
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With three MVP and Finals MVP Awards, nine All-NBA First Team selections, was a 12-time All-Star and a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, he is credited with helping to save the NBA in the 1970's.
Who is Earvin "Magic Johnson
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She became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympic Games. The events she won were the 100- and 200-meter sprints and the 4 x 100-m with fellow Tigerbelles Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams and Barbara Jones.
Who is Wilma Rudolph
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Before the Williams sisters ruled the tennis court, she routinely destroyed opponents with potent serves.
Who is Althea Gibson
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During his long professional career, he became the NFL's all-time rushing leader, breaking the record formerly held by Walter Payton, and played for three Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys teams.
Who is Emmitt Smith
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She is ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. Hint: She and her relatives have a "track" record in the Olympics.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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The Harlem Globetrotters got their start in what city?
What is Chicago
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She is the first African-American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
Who is Tyra Banks
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Arguably one of the Top 5 baseball players of all-time, he broke the "unbreakable" career home run record held by Babe Ruth.
Who is Hank Aaron
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He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football. As a nine-time Pro Bowl selectee, he once held the league's record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, all-purpose yards, and many other categories.
Who is Walter Payton
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He is the first African American to become majority owner of a U.S. major sports league team; the Charlotte Bobcats, NBA
Who is Robert L. Johnson
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As the NBA's first star black athlete and the first black coach in the NBA, his name as added to this esteemed award given to the Most Valuable Player.
Who is Bill Russell
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She is the first African-American Winter Olympic gold medal winner
Who is Vonetta Flowers
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After an Olympic gold win and success in several historic boxing matches, he eventually became the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion in boxing history and was named one of the 100 Greatest African Americans by scholar Molefi Kete Asante.
Who is Muhammad Ali
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As the first player in NFL history to win both the Rookie of the Year Award and an MVP in the same season (1957), he still holds the yards per game (104.3 yards) and carry (5.2) career marks that's more than any other rushing greats including Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, and Emmitt Smith.
Who is Jim Brown
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In 2006, he became the first black athlete (from any nation) to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games (speedskating, 1000 meters.)
Who is Shani Davis
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