New York Yankees catcher and cultural icon.
Greatest Athletes
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In 1960, one runner captivated the world at the Summer Olympics in Rome. She was La Gazzella Negra, the “Black Gazelle,” the fastest woman on Earth… She was Wilma Rudolph. …
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. Now Frazier’s adopted hometown, Philadelphia, is poised to honor his memory with bronze in the form of a 9-foot …
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Dutch track star Fanny Blankers-Koen ran so fast she was called “The Flying Housewife.”
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People spoke about Florence Griffith Joyner like an expensive car: sleek, gorgeous, and above all, fast.
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In the 1950s, Althea Gibson joined the ranks of trailblazers like Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Jesse Owens when she became the first Black woman to compete on the world …
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We look back at the great athletes of the summer Olympic who died in 2011 – 2012.
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When we think of boxing superstar Joe Frazier, a few legendary fights immediately come to mind.
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Culture & History
World’s Greatest Athletes: Lottie Dod and Babe Didrikson Zaharias
by Legacy StaffWe’re remembering two remarkable women who would give any athlete – man or woman – a run for their money when it comes to all-time greatest: Lottie Dod and Babe …
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The 1968 Summer Olympics were charged with political expression…