Race in sports timeline by Brandon Natale https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd en-us 2024-02-06 14:38:50 UTC 2024-02-06 14:49:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Jack Johnson bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875182140 Jack Hody Johnson is an American singer-songwriter, primarily in the soft rock and acoustic pop genres.

(born May 18, 1975)

]]> 2024-02-06 14:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875182140 Jim Thorpe bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875184388 James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Born: May 28, 1887,

]]> 2024-02-06 14:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875184388 Joe Louis bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875185345 Joseph Louis Barrow was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949.

Born: May 13, 1914

]]> 2024-02-06 14:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875185345 JACKIE ROBINSON bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875186227 Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947

]]> 2024-02-06 14:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875186227 LARRY DOBY bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875187267 Lawrence Eugene Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.

Born: December 13, 1923,

]]> 2024-02-06 14:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875187267 ALTHEA GIBSON bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875188238 Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event. Born: August 25, 1927

]]> 2024-02-06 14:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875188238 ERNIE DAVIS bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875188964 Ernest R. Davis was an American college football player for the Syracuse Orangemen who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first African American recipient.

]]> 2024-02-06 14:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875188964 CASSIUS CLAY/MUHAMMAD ALI bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875189558 Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970.

]]> 2024-02-06 14:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875189558 HANK AARON bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875190242 Henry Louis Aaron, nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1954 through 1976.

]]> 2024-02-06 14:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875190242 TIGER WOODS bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875191029 Eldrick Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and is one of the most famous athletes in modern history.

Born: December 30, 1975

]]> 2024-02-06 14:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875191029 ICHIRO bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875191558 Ichiro Suzuki, also known mononymously as Ichiro, is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played professionally for 28 seasons.

Born: October 22, 1973

]]> 2024-02-06 14:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875191558 YAO MING bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875192109 Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.

Born: September 12, 1980

]]> 2024-02-06 14:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875192109 WARREN MOON bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875192661 Harold Warren Moon is an American former football quarterback who played professionally for 23 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

Born: 1956

]]> 2024-02-06 14:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875192661 VENUS WILLIAMS bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875194101 Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Born: June 17, 1980

]]> 2024-02-06 14:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875194101 SERENA WILLIAMS bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875195049 Serena Jameka Williams is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis.

Born: September 26, 1981

]]> 2024-02-06 14:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875195049 COLIN KAEPERNICK bnatale25 https://padlet.com/bnatale25/vi1z121xrccqi3dd/wish/2875195703 Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American civil rights activist and former American football quarterback. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League.

Born: November 3, 1987

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