The Undefeated
The Cardinals argued that the future home run king had his foot outside of the batter’s box
The Oakland right fielder was a last-minute add to the lineup
The former Blackhawk also was the first team captain of African descent
Blake became the first black man since Yannick Noah and first African-American man since Arthur Ashe to win the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Johnson toyed with Tommy Burns before police stopped the fight in the 14th round
After one of the biggest upsets in the history of boxing, Muhammad Ali reclaimed his title
In 1999, Cynthia Cooper led the Comets to a three-peat in ‘memory of Kim’
The Albany State student took the high jump at the 1948 Games in London
Joyner-Kersee took back-to-back gold medals in the heptathlon at the 1992 Olympics
Gibson took the women’s singles and doubles crowns in 1957
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