Simiens Mountains National Park
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER
JACKIE ROBINSON
1919-1972
The first African-American player in the modern major leagues.He grew up in Pasadena Ca. where he became an outstanding athlete in high school and junior college.
PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER
ALTHEA GIBSON
Althea Gibson was the first black person to play in and win Wimbledon and the United States National Tennis Championship. Gibson won 56 tournaments including five Grand Slam singles events.
PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYER
ANSON CARTER
BORN: JUNE 6, 1974
A professional hockey right winger of Barbadian descent who last played for HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga. He is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in Hip-Hop music.
PROFESSIONAL MALE TENNIS PLAYER
ARTHUR ASHE
1943 - 1993
The first African American male tennis player. He won the 1965 intercollegiate singles championship while at the University of California at Los Angeles
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
JACK JOHNSON
1878 – 1946
He defeated Tommy Vurns in 1908 to become the world’s first African-American heavyweight champion.
TRACK AND FIELD
ALICE COACHMAN
BORN: NOVEMBER 9, 1923
She became the first black women to win an Olympic gold medal with her win in the high jump in 1948. She broke the high school and college records despite not wearing shoes for this event.
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER
JOSH GIBSON
(THE BLACK BABE RUTH)
HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS KEPT FROM THE MAJOE LEAGUES BY THE UNWRITTEN RULE AGAINST BLACK BALL PLAYERS.
BASKETBALL IS HIS GAME
EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON JR.
BORN AUGUST 14, 1959
He is a retired American Professional Basketball Player who point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. His career achievements include three NBA-MVP awards, nine NBA Final appearances, twelve All-Star games and ten All-NBA first and second team nominations.
This professional basketball player and I share the same birthday...
JACKIE ROBINSON
1919-1972
The first African-American player in the modern major leagues.He grew up in Pasadena Ca. where he became an outstanding athlete in high school and junior college.
PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER
ALTHEA GIBSON
Althea Gibson was the first black person to play in and win Wimbledon and the United States National Tennis Championship. Gibson won 56 tournaments including five Grand Slam singles events.
PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYER
ANSON CARTER
BORN: JUNE 6, 1974
A professional hockey right winger of Barbadian descent who last played for HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga. He is also the founder of Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in Hip-Hop music.
PROFESSIONAL MALE TENNIS PLAYER
ARTHUR ASHE
1943 - 1993
The first African American male tennis player. He won the 1965 intercollegiate singles championship while at the University of California at Los Angeles
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
JACK JOHNSON
1878 – 1946
He defeated Tommy Vurns in 1908 to become the world’s first African-American heavyweight champion.
TRACK AND FIELD
ALICE COACHMAN
BORN: NOVEMBER 9, 1923
She became the first black women to win an Olympic gold medal with her win in the high jump in 1948. She broke the high school and college records despite not wearing shoes for this event.
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER
JOSH GIBSON
(THE BLACK BABE RUTH)
HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS KEPT FROM THE MAJOE LEAGUES BY THE UNWRITTEN RULE AGAINST BLACK BALL PLAYERS.
BASKETBALL IS HIS GAME
EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON JR.
BORN AUGUST 14, 1959
He is a retired American Professional Basketball Player who point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. His career achievements include three NBA-MVP awards, nine NBA Final appearances, twelve All-Star games and ten All-NBA first and second team nominations.
This professional basketball player and I share the same birthday...