Category : Sports

Fritz Pollard, byname of Frederick Douglass Pollard, Sr., (born January 27, 1894, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died May 11, 1986, Silver Spring, Maryland), pioneering African American player...

George Poage ran track in the 1904 Olympic games and was the first African American to ever win an Olympic medal. Poage was born in...

The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. It was contested in 1975 for the heavyweight...

George Edward Foreman, (born January 10, 1949, Marshall, Texas, U.S.), American boxer who twice was the world heavyweight champion (1973–74, 1994–95). When Foreman regained the...

On October 30, 1974, 32-year-old Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time when he knocks out 25-year-old champ George...

Don King, (born August 20, 1931, in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.), was an American boxing promoter known for his flamboyant manner and outrageous hair styled to...

Joe Frazier was the world heavyweight boxing champion from February 16, 1970, until January 22, 1973, when boxing great George Foreman beat him. Frazier is...

Jesse Owens, born James Cleveland Owens on September 12, 1913, was an African-American track and field athlete who became one of the most celebrated sports...

Wilma Glodean Rudolph (1940-1994) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion. She was born on June 23, 1940, in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee, USA. Despite facing...

John Arthur Johnson, (born March 31, 1878, Galveston, Texas, U.S.—died June 10, 1946, Raleigh, N.C.), was an American boxer who was the first African American...