Black American Athletes

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Across
  1. 4. a golfer who is known for wearing a red shirt when he feels invincible
  2. 6. "Iron .... .....", "the Baddest Man on the Planet", one of the greatest boxers ever, a knockout specialist
  3. 7. teammates with Michael Jordan, one of the best point guards in basketball history
  4. 9. "The Greatest" boxer
  5. 10. the greatest basketball player of all time (also has a shoe brand)
  6. 14. a basketball player who is known for being very tall (2.16m)
  7. 16. the first Black NASCAR driver to win a Cup Series race in over 50 years
  8. 17. a Black man who was so good at sports that he played both baseball and football professionally
  9. 18. a legendary basketball player who died in 2016 in a helicopter crash
  10. 19. the twin sister and sometimes tennis partner of #4, who has won 7 grand slam singles titles
  11. 20. the first Black woman to compete in the U.S. Open and win a Grand Slam title
Down
  1. 1. a gymnast who has won 11 Olympic medals and 30 world championships
  2. 2. the first Black person to play in the MLB in 1947
  3. 3. a female tennis player who has won 23 grand slam singles titles
  4. 5. a Black midfielder who played for the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team and the Scottish club Rangers
  5. 8. a former NFL quarterback who is known for his activism and stance against racial injustice
  6. 11. "The World's Strongest Man", the first Black man to win the Strongest Man title at the Arnold Strongman Classic
  7. 12. a Black man who played for the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team for over 14 years and participated in the '02, '06,'10, and '14 World Cups
  8. 13. a WWE hall of famer, one of the first men to win a championship in professional wrestling, the father of "The Rock"
  9. 15. the greatest basketball player of the modern era (plays for the Lakers)