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Alberto Juantorena

Alberto JuantorenaBorn: Dec. 3, 1950Cuban runner won both 400m and 800m gold medals at 1976 Olympics.Jackie Joyner-KerseeG - JSonny Jurgensen

Teofilo Stevenson Biography

Teófilo StevensonBorn: Mar. 29, 1952Cuban boxer won 3 consecutive gold medals as Olympic heavyweight (1972,76,80); did not turn pro.David SternR - TJackie Stewart

Icing the Stereotypes

Black hockey players in a traditionally white sport Anson Carter played for the Boston Bruins during the 1999-2000 season. "Fans would yell, 'Go back to the South,' and 'How come you're not…

Ben Johnson

Ben JohnsonBorn: Dec. 30, 1961Canadian sprinter set 100m world record (9.83) at 1987 World Championships; won 100m at 1988 Olympics, but flunked drug test and forfeited gold medal; 1987 world…

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray RobinsonBorn: May 3, 1921Boxer arguably the greatest pound-for-pound prizefighter of all-time; world welterweight champion (1946-51); 5-time middleweight champ; retired at age 45…

Alistair Cooke Biography

Alistair Cookejournalist, broadcasterBorn: 11/20/1908Birthplace: Manchester, England British-born American journalist and radio/TV personality whose commentary on American culture had an audience in…

Frank Robinson

Frank RobinsonBorn: Aug. 31, 1935Baseball OF won MVP in NL (1961) and AL (1966); Triple Crown winner and World Series MVP in 1966 with Baltimore; 5th on all-time home run list with 586; 1st…

1956 Academy Awards

The 1956 Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1957 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif and the NBC Century Theatre, New York, N.Y.Best Motion PictureAround the World in 80 Days…

John Chancellor

John Chancellorjournalist, television news anchorBorn: 7/14/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Award-winning journalist whose assignments included the 1957 desegregation of Central High in…

John Chancellor Biography

John Chancellorjournalist, television news anchorBorn: 7/14/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Award-winning journalist whose assignments included the 1957 desegregation of Central High in…