Black History & Fun Facts in Sports

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  1. 6. Her resume includes 23 Grand Slam singles titles, six U.S. Opens, seven Wimbledon titles, seven Australian Opens, three French Opens, four Olympic gold medals, 23 doubles titles and a career Golden Slam.
  2. 9. No baseball player in history has more MVP awards than this man.
  3. 10. First Black woman President of the Jordan Brand.
  4. 11. The most decorated woman in track & field history. Also a former Nike athlete.
  5. 12. First Black athlete in MLB.
  6. 13. He retired from the Denver Broncos after 14 seasons as the all-time leader in catches, yards and touchdowns by a tight end.
  7. 14. First Black and Asian woman to become President of an NFL team. She also shares the first name as the first woman to become a Supreme Court Justice.
  8. 15. At one point in time, he was the youngest NBA player in history. He also played for only 1 team his entire NBA career.
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  1. 1. Holds the record for the most points scored in a regular season.
  2. 2. Black female athlete dubbed “The flying squirrel”
  3. 3. The only African American man to have had won 3 singles titles.
  4. 4. The only athlete to become a 3-time heavyweight champion.
  5. 5. Co-hosts a podcast with 13 across.
  6. 7. The first Black Head Coach in modern NFL history.
  7. 8. This man is a former basketball player, American Olympic athlete, business person & an actor.