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Althea Gibson
b. 8-25-1927; Silver, SC
d. 9-28-2003; East Orange, NJ
Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as “the Jackie Robinson of tennis” for breaking the color barrier.
FYI ~ Tennis champion Alice Marble supported Althea Gibson's entry into professional tennis.
TIME Cover Story “That Gibson Girl”
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Florence Griffith Joyner
b. 12-21-1959; Los Angeles, CA
d. 9-21-1998; Mission Viejo, CA
Track and field athlete Florence Griffith Joyner, best known as Flo-Jo, is considered the “fastest woman of all time” based on the fact that she still holds the world record for both the 100 metres and 200 metres, both set in 1988 and never seriously challenged.
Flo-Jo died of epilepsy in 1998 at the age of 38.
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Reggie Jackson
b. 5-18-1946; Wyncote, PA
Nicknamed “Mr. October” for his clutch hitting in the post-season, Reggie Jackson was a right fielder who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993 in recognition of his talents.
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Arthur John “Jack” Johnson
b. 3-31-1878; Galveston, TX
d. 6-10-1946; Raleigh, NC (car accident)
Jack Johnson was the first black Heavweight Champion of the World, 1908-1915.
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Marion Jones
b. 10-12-1975; Los Angeles, CA
Marion Jones is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA.
She forfeited all medals and prizes from September 2000 to 2007 when she admitted that she took performance-enhancing drugs as far back as the 2000 Summer Olympics where she won 5 medals.
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
b. 3-3-1962; East St. Louis, IL
Jackie Joyner-Kersee won three gold, one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. She has been voted the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated.
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Satchel Paige
b. 7-7-1905; Mobile, Alabama
d. 6-8-1982; Kansas City, MO
Leroy "Satchel" Paige was a legendary baseball pitcher whose professional career lasted from the mid 1920s till 1965.
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