| A | B |
|---|
| Jesse Owens | won 4 gold medals in 1936 Olympics |
| Flo Jo | won 3 gold medals in 1988 Olympics |
| Joe Louis | held and defended world heavyweight boxing championship 25 times |
| Muhammad Ali | boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay |
| Jackie Robinson | first Black player in Major League Baseball |
| Hank Aaron | broke Babe Ruth's home run record of 715 |
| Althea Gibson | first Black woman to win Wimbledon title |
| Arthur Ashe | first Black man to win Wimbledon championship |
| Wilt Chamberlain | made 100 points in a basketball game |
| Michael Jordan | Athlete of the (20th) Century |
| Jim Brown | football player who rushed for record-setting 12,312 yards |
| Walter Payton | broke Jim Brown's rushing record |
| Tiger Woods | first Black to win the Masters in golf |
