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Ashe becomes first black man to win Wimbledon On this day in 1975, Arthur Ashe defeats the heavily favored Jimmy Connors to become the first black man ever to win Wimbledon, the most coveted championship in tennis. Arthur Ashe began playing tennis as a boy in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia. After winning a tennis scholarship to UCLA, Ashe was taken under the wing of tennis star Pancho Gonzales, who recognized the young player’s potential. In 1968, Ashe became the first black man to win the U.S. Open. Two years later, he captured the Australian Open for his second Grand Slam title.
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1st African American Olympic Gold Medalist In Bobsledding Is An AKA Did you know that Vonetta Flowers, an Alpha Kappa Alpha Honorary member, is the first African American Olympic Gold medalist in bobsledding? Did you know that Vonetta Flowers, an Alpha Kappa Alpha Honorary member, is the first African American Olympic Gold medalist in bobsledding? She won the gold at the 2002 winter games. Do you know of any NPHC greeks who are participating in this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi?
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Arthur Ashe Biography In 1963 Ashe became the first African American player to win the U.S. Men's Hard-court championships, and the first to be named to a U.S. Junior Davis Cup (an international men's tournament) team.
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Meet Maame Biney, the first black woman to compete as a U.S. Olympic speed skater Meet Maame Biney, the first black woman to compete as a U.S. Olympic speed skater Maame Biney is the first black woman to compete as an U.S. Olympic speedskater. Then there’s Venus and Serena Williams, both of whom have medals in their massive trophy rooms. At the 2018 PyeongChang Games, Maame Biney‘s set to take her place in history next to the aforementioned greats as the first black woman to be on the U.S. Olympic speed skating team. “I’m super honored to have that title,” she shares with Yahoo Lifestyle.
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Althea Gibson: The 'she-ro' who inspired tennis to change Althea Gibson: The 'she-ro' who inspired tennis to change. Althea Gibson was an 11-time grand slam champion and the first prominent black competitor in women's tennis. Gibson won the French Open in 1956 before winning both Wimbledon and U.S. Nationals crowns in 1957 and 1958.
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Valentineâs Day in UK Similar to many European countries, people in UK believe that Valentines Day originated because of the day the Roman Priest, St .Valentine died. According to the story, it is said that St, Valentine had written a farewell note to his closest friend, his daughter signing it as “From Your Valentine”.
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- By Gary Graves, USA TODAY Willy T. Ribbs, the first African-American driver in the Indy 500 in 1991, signs autographs Sunday, one of several events he's involved in for the 100th anniversary race. By Gary Graves, USA TODAY. Willy T. Ribbs, the first African-American driver in the Indy 500 in 1991, signs autographs Sunday, one of several events he's involved in for the 100th anniversary race. And just as he did in becoming the race's first African-American driver in 1991, he's beginning at the grassroots level.
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Perry Wallace, Integrated SEC Basketball, Has Died at Age 69 Perry Wallace Photo by Jerry Ellis/The Tennessean. On Dec. 2, 1967, Wallace made history in a game against Southern Methodist University by becoming the SEC’s first African American basketball player to compete in a varsity game. He played in his first SEC varsity basketball game two days later against Auburn. “The information we received today informing us of the passing of our friend and fellow Commodore Perry Wallace has saddened us all.
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Earl Lloyd, first black NBA player, dies at 86 Earl Lloyd, first black NBA player, dies at 86. April 23, 2003: Earl Lloyd is honored at halftime of the Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic NBA basketball playoff game in Auburn Hills, Mich. Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, died Thursday. He was 86. Lloyd's alma mater, West Virginia State, confirmed the death. It did not provide details.
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Black History Month: The Best African American Tennis Players Althea Gibson was also a tremendous doubles player, where she won the career doubles Slam with five different doubles partners. After Gibson retired from tennis, she started to play golf in 1970, where she was the first African American women's golfer to turn pro.
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Perry Wallace, Integrated SEC Basketball, Has Died at Age 69 Perry Wallace in a game against the University of Kentucky. Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University. The following year, Wallace moved up to the varsity squad without Dillard, who had been sidelined due to a knee injury. On Dec. 2, 1967, he took the court as the first African American varsity basketball player in the SEC.
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- The bronze goes to judoka Kayla Harrison, who become the first American to win two gold medals in her sport. The silver goes to middleweight boxer Claressa Shields, the first American — male or female — to win two Olympic boxing titles. And the gold goes to the women’s water polo team, which not only became the first repeat champion in the history of its sport, but did it with a heavy heart after the brother of Coach Adam Krikorian died of a heart attack two days before the Games began.
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Remembering Arthur Ashe, the first African-American man to win Wimbledon, who died 20 years ago Remembering Arthur Ashe, the first African-American man to win Wimbledon, who died 20 years ago. Tennis star Arthur Ashe poses with his new racket at the U.S. Open on Aug. 31, 1969. Arthur Ashe, who should be getting ready to turn 70 years old in July, who should have lived long enough to see Barack Obama, died 20 years ago today.
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- Jesse Owens was the first African-American to run track in the Olympics. Hitler said that the Germans would win the most medals, so he challenged Jesse and Jesse proved him wrong by winning four gold medals.A Gold Medal winner and the fastest man on earth.
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Stop making such a racket! After Berlocq's grunting flusters Murray, which other stars are causing tennis fans to cover their ears? The Brazilian was a gorgeous player when competing on his beloved clay and he won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001. But whereas he was clearly the inspiration for Chelsea defender David Luiz's haircut, Kuerten was also an early exponent of grunting and groaning on the tennis court. An eight-time Grand Slam winner and a seven-time runner up, Americas' Jimmy Connors is one of the greatest players ever to have played the game.
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Althea Gibson 1957 was, in her own words, Althea Gibson's year. In July she won Wimbledon—considered, at the time, the world championship of tennis. She was the first black champion in the tournament's 80-year history, and the first champion to receive the trophy personally from Queen Elizabeth II.
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The First Black Golfer in the PGA Pete Brown was the first African-American player to win a regular PGA event, recording his victory at the 1964 Waco Turner Open. Lee Elder was the first black man to play in the Masters, in 1975, and also the first African-American to represent the United States in the Ryder Cup, in 1979. Calvin Peete won 12 PGA tournaments, beginning in 1979, making him the most successful black golfer prior to Tiger Woods.
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Althea Gibson The young Althea Gibson became a member of the Harlem Cosmopolitan Tennis Club, a club for African American players, through donations raised for her membership and lessons. By 1942 Gibson had won the girls' singles event at the American Tennis Association's New York State Tournament. The American Tennis Association - ATA - was an all-black organization, providing tournament opportunities not otherwise available to African American tennis players.
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Althea Gibson At season's end she broke yet another barrier as the first black player on the U.S. Wightman Cup team, which defeated Great Britain 6–1. In 1958 Gibson successfully defended her Wimbledon and U.S. National singles titles, and won her third straight Wimbledon doubles championship, with a third different partner.
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- On this day in 1957, Althea Gibson defeats Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2 to become the first black player ever to win Wimbledon. Gibson was born in South Carolina on August 25, 1927, and raised in Harlem.
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- 1905 Wimbledon: May Sutton won the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon, and was the first international tennis player to win at Wimbledon. Wimbledon: The Doherty brothers (Laurie and Reggie) won the Wimbledon Mens Doubles title for a record eigth time.
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- 1 Author Toni Morrison is the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.  In 1997, Tiger Woods becomes the first African American to win the Masters tournament, as well as the youngest golfer ever to do so.
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Davis wins gold, Hedrick bronze American Shani Davis celebrates after defending his Olympic title in the men's 1,000-meter speedskating. Jamie Squire/Getty Images. When he won this race four years ago, Davis became the first African-American athlete to win an individual gold at the Winter Games. This time, he simply wanted to be known for his skating.
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The Williams Sisters and Wimbledon's First African-American Star Gibson was the first African-American, male or female to win championships the French Open, the United States Open, the Australian Doubles and Wimbledon in the 1950s. Even though she was subject to the segregation that plagued African Americans at the time; she trailblazed across the tennis scene.
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Shani Davis Biography In 2006, American speedskater Shani Davis became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Winter Olympic Games. Synopsis Born on August 13, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois, Shani Davis emerged from an inner city upbringing to star for the U.S. speedskating team. Despite unusual training methods, he became the first black athlete to win an individual Winter Olympic gold medal with his 1,000-meter victory at the 2006 Winter Games.
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First black player on each MLB team Larry Doby, Cleveland Indians, AL. Larry Doby made his major league debut on July 5, 1947. The first African-American player in the American League, Doby was a power-hitting center fielder and a key member of Cleveland's pennant winners in 1948 and '54.