Black Athletes

This man is the only football wide receiver with over 20,000 career receiving yards!

This woman was a 6 time Olympic track and field gold medalist, and star basketball player for UCLA

This woman has won a total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals. She is the most decorated American gymnast.

He won a gold medal in boxing in 1960, and said "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

This man won 4 track and field gold medals during the 1936 Olympic games.

She was the first black woman to compete on the world tennis tour in the 1950's

This Brazilian soccer player was voted "Player of the Century" in 1999

This man was the first black head coach in the NBA and professional sports history

This woman was the first black athlete to earn a medal in the Winter Olympics for figure skating

This man from Jamaica holds the world records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 × 100 meters relays.

This man has awards named after him for an NFL player who does outstanding volunteer and charity work.

This woman won 23 tennis Grand Slam titles, and has a famous sister who also played tennis

This man played basketball at UNC, for the Chigago Bulls, and has a very popular line of sneakers

This man is the only NBA player to ever score 100 points in a single game

This man broke the color barrier when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947-1956