First in Any Sport
He was the first Black baseball player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Satchell Paige
He was born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, and later changed his name for religious reasons. Who was he?
Muhammad Ali
She was the first to win an Olympic medal in the Winter Olympics
Debi Thomas (in ice skating)
Shani Davis is the first African American to win an individual gold medal in this winter sport
Speed skating
At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the iconic image of Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their gloved fists in the air in a ______ salute as the American anthem played.
Black Power
He was the Black baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's home run record.
Hank Aaron
At the 2012 London Summer Olympics, she was the US gymnast known as the Flying Squirrel
Gabby Douglas
First black woman to win three gold medals (in the 100 & 200 meter race, and the 400 meter relay) at the 1960 Olympics in Rome
Wilma Rudolph
She is currently the only U.S. boxer to win two Olympic gold medals in two different Summer Olympic Games and the first boxer to hold undisputed titles in two weight classes
Claressa Shields
The First Black woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in tennis
Serena Williams
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in what major sport in the US?
Major league baseball
He broke Babe Ruth's batting record and had the nickname of Hammer or Hammerin'
Henry (Hank) Aaron
She was the first Black female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 freestyle race.
As an Olympic basketball champion, she made history in the games, becoming both the youngest and oldest woman to win a gold medal in basketball in 1984 at the age of 20 and in 2000 at the age 36, respectively
Teresa Edwards
First player to sign with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sheryl Swoopes
He was the first track and field sprinter to win 4 gold medals at the Summer Olympics in 1936.
Jesse Owens
She is known as the G.O.A.T. in the women's gymnastics world
Simone Biles
In the 2000 Summer Olympics, Venus Williams and her younger sister, Serena won the gold medal in women's doubles for the United States in this sport
tennis
Paige McPherson is the first American woman to compete in the Olympic games in what event?
taekwondo.
Tony Dungy and ________ made history as the first Black head coaches of the NFL to play each other in a Super Bowl
Lovie Smith (coach for the Chicago Bears)tn
The first basketball team for Black basketball players was called
The Black Fives
This pro-boxer was known for his aggressive style of boxing and had the nickname of "Smokin' Joe"
Joe Frazier
She was the first Black woman to win a gold Olympic medal
Alice Coachman
Ashleigh Johnson made history in 2016, becoming the first Black woman to make the US Olympic Women’s
Water Polo Team.
Who were the two Black quarterbacks to play each other in Super Bowl LIX (59) on February 9, 2025?
Jalen Hurts & Patrick Mahomes