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Jack Johnson 1878-1946
First African American heavyweight boxing champion. -
Oscar Charleston 1896-1954
Charleston was the best player the "Negro League" ever had. -
Cool Papa Bell 1903-1991
Cool Papa Bell was considered the fastest man to play baseball. -
Satchel Paige 1905-1982
Paige was known as the best pitcher in the "Negro League" -
Jesse Owens 1913-1980
Owens won four Olympic gold medals. -
Joe Louis 1914-1981
Louis was an American professional boxer, he held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949. -
Mohammad Ali 1942-
Ali was the greatest boxer of the 1960's and refused to fight in vietnem. -
Dennis Keith Rodman 1961-
American retired professional basketball player, who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. -
Carl Lewis 1961-
US, athletics Nine time Olympic gold medallist. -
Michael Jordan 1963-
Jordan was the best basketball player to ever play. -
Scottie Pippen 1965-
Pippen was a Chicago Bulls player who won 6 NBA titles with them. -
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson 1966-
American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. -
Haile Gebrselassie 1973-
Gebrselassie was known as the record breaking distance runner. -
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods 1975-
American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time. He has been one of the highest-paid athletes for years. -
Kobe Bean Bryant 1978
American retired professional basketball player and businessman. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. -
Magic Johnson 1959-
One of the greatest basketball players, won 5 championships with the Lakers and also played for the Lakers for a total of 13 seasons as a point guard. -
Usain Bolt 1986-
Bolt was known as the fastest sprinter and he also won 2 Olympic medals. -
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 1977-
African American professional boxer with a record of 49-0
