Who was the first African American professional hockey player in the National Hockey League in the mid-1950’s?
Willie Eldon O’Rhee
100
This Hall of Fame weightlifter won 8 consecutive world and Olympic championships.
John Davis
100
In 1960 who won Olympic gold in the 100 and 200 meter dashes?
Wilma Rudolph
100
Who was the first African American to serve as President of the National League in professional baseball in 1989?
Bill White
200
In 1917 she became the first African American woman to win a tennis tournament sponsored by the American Tennis Association.
Lucy Stone
200
This jockey became the first African American to win the Kentucky Derby on May 17, 1875, riding Aristides.
Oliver Lewis
200
He was he first African American umpire to Major League Baseball.
Emmett Ashford
200
In 1876 he became the first African American male to win a national rodeo championship.
Nat Love
200
In 1994, at age eighteen, he became the youngest and first African American to win the United States Amateur Golf Championship.
Eldridge “Tiger” Woods
300
Who is the youngest golfer to win the 4 major championships—the Masters, PGA, U. S. Open, and British Open.
Tiger Woods
300
In 1994, at age eighteen, he became the youngest and first African American to win the United States Amateur Golf Championship.
Eldridge “Tiger” Woods
300
For his achievements at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and for his contributions to American society, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Gerald Ford 1976.
Jesse Owens
300
He was the National Basketball Association’s “Most Valuable Player” in 1963 and1964. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979.
Oscar Robertson
300
He led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships and was generally regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time.
Michael Jordan
400
Who was named “Sportsperson of the Year” by USA Gymnastics in 1994?
Dominique Dawes
400
What boxer held 3 boxing championships and 3 world titles at the same time?
Henry Armstrong
400
Who, in 1920, became the first African American member of the Professional Golf Association (PGA)?
Dewey Brown
400
In 1917 he became the first African American male to win a tennis tournament sponsored by the American Tennis Association.
Tally Holmes
400
She won 3 gold and 1 silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics making her the first American woman to win 4 medals in a single Olympic year.
Florence Griffith-Joyner
500
In 1947 he became the first African American male to make the All-American basketball team.
Don Barksdale
500
Who was the first African American umpire to officiate a World Series baseball game in 1989?
Eric Gregg
500
Who was the first African American elected to the National Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1971?
Bill Picket
500
Who was the first African American selected to the college football All-American team in 1892?
William Lewis
500
Who was named the “Most Valuable Player” in the National Football League for the 2004 football season? He shared the award with Colts quarterback, Peyton Manning.