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Black Americans have excelled in many sports in
the last century. Find out more about the great
athletes in each sport below.

Some Great Athletes

Track

Jesse Owens

Florence Griffith Joyner ("FloJo")

  Boxing

Joe Louis

Muhammad Ali

  Baseball

Jackie Robinson

Hank Aaron

  Tennis

Althea Gibson

Arthur Ashe

  Basketball

Wilt Chamberlain

Michael Jordan

  Football

Jim Brown

Walter Payton