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Walter Payton, in full Walter Jerry Payton, byname Sweetness, (born July 25, 1954, Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.—died November 1, 1999, Barrington, Illinois), American professional gridiron football...

Orenthal James Simpson, better known as O.J. Simpson, was born on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California, U.S. He is an American former professional...

Jim Brown, born James Nathaniel Brown on February 17, 1936, in St. Simons, Georgia, U.S., is widely recognized as an exceptional American professional gridiron football...

Ernie Davis was a trailblazing athlete who made history as the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy, college football’s most prestigious award. Born...

The 1966 championship game for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament came down to a test between a small southwestern institution, El Paso’s...

Willie O’Ree is a former professional ice hockey player, best known for breaking the color barrier in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born...

Wendell Oliver Scott was the first African American race car driver to win a race in what would now be considered part of the Sprint...

William ‘Willie the Pro” Thrower was the first African American to play as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Thrower was born on...

Automobile racer Rajo Jack DeSoto was born Dewey Gatson on July 28, 1905, in Tyler, Texas. (Previously published biographies have incorrectly listed his racing name...

William DeHart Hubbard was the first African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics as an individual, placing first in the running long...