Black History Month Sports Heroes

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Across
  1. 2. Highest scorer in the NBA
  2. 6. First Black Heavyweight boxing champ
  3. 7. 1st Black woman ranked #1 in American tennis
  4. 11. first Black woman to win Olympic Gold in Speed skating
  5. 12. Polio survivor who went on to win 3 Gold medals in 1960 Olympics
  6. 13. Black Woman who won 23 singles in tennis
  7. 14. 1st Black woman to be ranked #1 in Tennis in the Open Era
Down
  1. 1. won 4 Gold medals in 1936 Olympics
  2. 3. Sports Illustrated #1 Female Athlete of all time
  3. 4. First Black man to play in National League Baseball
  4. 5. first Black man to play in the NFL
  5. 8. Greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, poet, and political activist
  6. 9. Heavyweight boxing champ 140 consecutive months
  7. 10. First Black coach in NBA