Pavelich is the only American to score five goals in an NHL game.
Athletes
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Cross was the first Black sports analyst on national television.
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Black golfers were still excluded from the PGA when Wright won.
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Jackson was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.
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Spinks beat Muhammad Ali in a 1978 upset after winning Olympic gold in 1976.
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Durham beat future Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton for the national title.
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Jackson pitched in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series, helping the Pirates win.
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Aaron was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.
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He won more than 300 games.
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He won a gold medal in swimming at the first Special Olympics in 1968.