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16 Cards in this Set
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Broke the record for home runs when he hit his 715th home run in 1974
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Hank Aaron
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Is the first African American professional football player.
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Fritz Pollard
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Was the first African American manager of the Cleveland Indians baseball team in 1974.
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Frank Robinson
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_____ better known as____
was well known for his accomplishments in boxing. He was the first man to win the heavy weight boxing title crown three times. |
Cassius Clay better known as
Mohammad Ali |
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Was the first African American male to win a Singles title at Wimbledon.
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Arthur Ashe
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Was the first African American coach in the NBA
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Bill Russell
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Was the first African American female to win the Wimbledon Tennis title.
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Althea Gibson
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Won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics making him the greatest track and field athlete of all times.
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Jesse Owens
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Are all famous African American golfers.
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Lee Elder, Charlie Sifford, and Tiger woods
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Is the first African American head coach in professional football.
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Art Shell
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Became the first African American to play professional baseball for a major league team. His name is in the baseball Hall of Fame.
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Jackie Robinson
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Is the youngest player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Gayle Sayers
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Was the first African American to win the Kentucky Derby three times.
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Isaac Murphy
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September 12,1999 won the Singles title at the US open defeating Martina Hingis.
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Serena Williams
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In 2000 and 2001, won back to back women's single tennis titles at Wimbledon.
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Venus Williams
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At 23 became the youngest golfer to win golf's Grand Slam, the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open and PGA Chanpionship.
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Tiger Woods
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