African-American Sports Statistics, Lists, and Award Winners
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African-American members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. | ||
Year inducted | Member | Born-Died |
* Members of the Negro League. | ||
1962 | Jack R. Robinson | 1919–1972 |
1969 | Roy Campanella | 1921–1993 |
1971 | Leroy R. "Satchel" Paige* | 1906–1982 |
1972 | Joshua Gibson* | 1911–1947 |
Walter F. "Buck" Leonard* | 1907–1997 | |
1973 | Roberto W. Clemente | 1934–1972 |
Monford "Monte" Irvin* | 1919— | |
1974 | James T. "Cool Papa" Bell* | 1903–1991 |
1975 | William J. "Judy" Johnson* | 1900–1989 |
1976 | Oscar M. Charleston* | 1896–1954 |
1977 | Ernest Banks | 1931— |
Martin Dihigo* | 1905–1971 | |
1979 | Willie H. Mays | 1931— |
1981 | Andrew "Rube" Foster* | 1878–1930 |
Robert Gibson | 1935— | |
1982 | Henry L. Aaron | 1934— |
Frank Robinson | 1935— | |
1983 | Juan A. Marichal | 1937— |
1985 | Louis C. Brock | 1939— |
1986 | Willie L. McCovey | 1938— |
1987 | Raymond E. Dandridge* | 1913— |
Billy Williams | 1938— | |
1988 | Wilver D. Stargell | 1940— |
1990 | Joe L. Morgan | 1943— |
1991 | Rodney C. Carew | 1945— |
Ferguson A. Jenkins | 1943— | |
1993 | Reginald M. Jackson | 1946— |
1995 | Leon Day* | 1916–1995 |
1996 | Bill Foster* | 1904–1978 |
1997 | Willie Wells* | 1906–1989 |
1998 | Larry Doby | 1924–2003 |
Wilber "Bullet" Joe Rogan* | 1889–1967 | |
1999 | Orlando Cepeda | 1937— |
Joe Williams* | 1886–1951 | |
2000 | Tony Pérez | 1942— |
Turkey Stearnes* | 1901–1979 | |
2001 | Kirby Puckett | 1961— |
Hilton Smith* | 1907–1983 | |
Dave Winfield | 1951— | |
2002 | Ozzie Smith | 1954— |
2003 | Eddie Murray | 1956— |
African-American members of the National Track &Field Hall of Fame, Indianapolis, Ind. | ||
Year inducted | Member | Born-Died |
1974 | Ralph Boston | 1939– |
Lee Calhoun | 1933–1989 | |
Harrison Dillard | 1923– | |
Rafer Johnson | 1935– | |
Jesse Owens | 1913–1980 | |
Mal Whitfield | 1924– | |
Wilma Rudolph | 1940– | |
1975 | Alice Coachman (Davis) | 1932– |
Edward Hurt | 1900–1989 | |
Ralph Metcalfe | 1910–1978 | |
1976 | Mae Faggs (Starrs) | 1932– |
Bob Hayes | 1942–2002 | |
Hayes Jones | 1938– | |
1977 | Bob Beamon | 1946– |
Andy Stanfield | 1927–1985 | |
1978 | Tommie Smith | 1944– |
John Woodruff | 1915– | |
1979 | Jim Hines | 1946– |
Dehart Hubbard | 1903–1976 | |
Edith McGuire (DuVall) | 1944– | |
1980 | Dave Albritton | 1913–1944 |
Wyomia Tyus Tillman | 1945– | |
1981 | Willye White | 1939– |
1982 | Willie Davenport | 1943–2002 |
Eddie Tolan | 1908–1967 | |
1983 | Lee Evans | 1947– |
Mildred McDaniel (Singleton) | 1933–2004 | |
LeRoy Walker | 1918– | |
1984 | Madeline Manning (Mims) | 1948– |
Joseph Yancey | 1910–1991 | |
1985 | John Thomas | 1941– |
1986 | Barney Ewell | 1918–1996 |
1987 | Eulace Peacock | 1914–996 |
Martha Watson | 1946– | |
1988 | Greg Bell | 1928– |
Barbara Ferrell (Edmonson) | 1947– | |
1989 | Milt Campbell | 1933– |
Nell Jackson | 1929–1988 | |
Ed Temple | 1927– | |
1990 | Charles Dumas | 1937–2004 |
1992 | Charles Greene | 1944– |
Charlie Jenkins | 1934– | |
Archie Williams | 1915–1993 | |
1993 | Rod Milburn | 1950–1997 |
Stan Wright | 1921–1998 | |
1994 | Cornelius Johnson | 1913–1946 |
Edwin Moses | 1955– | |
1995 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | 1960– |
Florence Griffith-Joyner | 1959– | |
1996 | Cleve Abbott | 1894–1955 |
1997 | Evelyn Ashford | 1957– |
Henry Carr | 1942– | |
Renaldo Nehemiah | 1959– | |
1999 | Willie Banks | 1956– |
Larry Ellis | 1929–1998 | |
2000 | John Borican | 1913–1943 |
Chandra Cheeseborough | 1959– | |
2001 | Carl Lewis | 1961– |
Larry Myricks | 1956– | |
2002 | Gwen Torrence | 1965– |
2003 | John Carlos | 1945– |
Larry James | 1947– |
African-American Olympic medalists | ||
1904: St. Louis, Missouri, USA | ||
George C. Poage | bronze | 400-m hurdles |
bronze | 200-m hurdles | |
1908: London, England | ||
John Baxter Taylor | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
1924: Paris, France | ||
Edward Gourdin | silver | long jump |
William DeHart Hubbard | gold | long jump |
Earl Johnson | bronze | 10,000-m cross country |
1932: Los Angeles, Calif. | ||
Edward Gordon | gold | long jump |
Ralph Metcalfe | silver | 100-m dash |
bronze | 200-m dash | |
Eddie Tolan | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 200-m dash | |
1936: Berlin, Germany | ||
David Albritton | silver | high jump |
Cornelius Johnson | gold | high jump |
James Luvalle | bronze | 400-m dash |
Ralph Metcalfe | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 100-m dash | |
Jesse Owens | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 200-m dash | |
gold | long jump | |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Fritz Pollard, Jr. | bronze | 110-m hurdles |
Mack Robinson | silver | 200-m dash |
Archie Williams | gold | 400-m run |
Jackie Wilson | silver | boxing (bantam weight) |
John Woodruff | gold | 800-m run |
1948: London, England | ||
Women | ||
Alice Coachman | gold | high jump |
Audrey Patterson | bronze | 200-m dash |
Men | ||
Don Barksdale | gold | basketball |
John Davis | gold | weightlifting (heavyweight) |
Harrison Dillard | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Norwood Ewell | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 100-m dash | |
Horace Herring | silver | boxing (welter weight) |
Willie Steele | gold | long jump |
Mal Whitfield | gold | 800-m run |
Lorenzo Wright | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
1952: Helsinki, Finland | ||
Women | ||
Mae Faggs | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Catherine Hardy | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Barbara Jones | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Men | ||
Charles Adkins | gold | boxing (light welterweight) |
Jerome Biffle | gold | long jump |
James Bradford | silver | weightlifting (heavyweight) |
Nathan Brooks | gold | boxing (flyweight) |
Milton Campbell | silver | decathalon |
John Davis | gold | weightlifting (heavyweight) |
Harrison Dillard | gold | 110-m hurdles |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Meredith Gourdine | silver | long jump |
Norvel Lee | gold | boxing (light heavyweight) |
Ollie Matson | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
bronze | 400-m dash | |
Floyd Patterson | gold | boxing (middle-weight) |
Edward Hayes Sanders | gold | boxing (heavy-weight) |
Andrew Stanfield | gold | 200-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Mal Whitfield | gold | 800-m run |
silver | 4 × 400-m relay | |
1956: Melbourne, Australia | ||
Women | ||
Isabelle Danielles | bronze | 4 × 100-m relay |
Mae Faggs | bronze | 4 × 100-m relay |
Margaret Matthews | bronze | 4 × 100-m relay |
Mildred McDaniel | gold | high jump |
Wilma Rudolph | bronze | 4 × 100-m relay |
Willye White | silver | long jump |
Men | ||
Greg Bell | gold | long jump |
James Boyd | gold | boxing (light heavyweight) |
Carl Cain | gold | basketball |
Lee Calhoun | gold | 110-m hurdles |
Milton Campbell | gold | decathalon |
Josh Culbreath | bronze | 400-m hurdles |
Charles Dumas | gold | high jump |
Charles Jenkins | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
gold | 400-m dash | |
Rafer Johnson | silver | decathalon |
K.C. Jones | gold | basketball |
Lou Jones | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Leamon King | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Ira Murchison | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Bill Russell | gold | basketball |
Andrew Stanfield | silver | 200-m dash |
Jose Torres | silver | boxing (light middleweight) |
1960: Rome, Italy | ||
Women | ||
Earline Brown | bronze | shot put |
Martha Hudson | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Barbara Jones | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Wilma Rudolph | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 200-m dash | |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Lucinda Williams | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Men | ||
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) | gold | boxing (light-heavyweight) |
Walt Bellamy | gold | basketball |
Bob Boozer | gold | basketball |
Ralph Boston | gold | long jump |
James Bradford | silver | weightlifting (heavyweight) |
Lee Calhoun | gold | 110-m hurdles |
Lester Carney | silver | 200-m dash |
Edward Crook | gold | boxing (middle-weight) |
Quincey Daniels | bronze | boxing (light welterweight) |
Otis Davis | gold | 400-m dash |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Rafer Johnson | gold | decathalon |
Hayes Jones | bronze | 110-m hurdles |
Willie May | silver | 110-m hurdles |
Wilbert McClure | gold | boxing (light middleweight) |
Irvin Roberson | silver | long jump |
Oscar Robertson | gold | basketball |
John Thomas | bronze | high jump |
1964: Tokyo, Japan | ||
Women | ||
Edith McGuire | gold | 200-m dash |
silver | 4 × 100-m relay | |
silver | 100-m dash | |
Wyomia Tyus | gold | 100-m dash |
silver | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Marilyn White | silver | 4 × 100-m relay |
Willye White | silver | 4 × 100-m relay |
Men | ||
Jim Barnes | gold | basketball |
Ralph Boston | silver | long jump |
Charles Brown | bronze | boxing (feather-weight) |
Joe Caldwell | gold | basketball |
Henry Carr | gold | 200-m dash |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Paul Drayton | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 200-m dash | |
Joseph "Joe" Frazier | gold | boxing (heavy-weight) |
Ronald Harris | bronze | boxing (light-weight) |
Bob Hayes | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Walt Hazzard | gold | basketball |
Luke Jackson | gold | basketball |
Hayes Jones | gold | 110-m hurdles |
John Rambo | bronze | high jump |
Richard Stebbins | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
John Thomas | silver | high jump |
Ulis Williams | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
George Wilson | gold | basketball |
1968: Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Women | ||
Margaret Bailes | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Barbara Ferrell | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 100-m dash | |
Madeline Manning | gold | 800-m run |
Mildrette Netter | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Wyomia Tyus | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Men | ||
John Lee Baldwin | bronze | boxing (light middleweight) |
Bob Beamon | gold | long jump |
Ralph Boston | bronze | long jump |
John Carlos | bronze | 200-m dash |
Edward Caruthers | silver | high jump |
Willie Davenport | gold | 110-m hurdles |
Lee Evans | gold | 400-m dash |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
George Foreman | gold | boxing (heavy-weight) |
Calvin Fowles | gold | basketball |
Ron Freeman | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
bronze | 400-m dash | |
Charles Greene | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
bronze | 100-m dash | |
Ervin Hall | silver | 110-m hurdles |
Ronald Harris | gold | boxing (light-weight) |
Spencer Haywood | gold | basketball |
James Hines | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Larry James | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
silver | 400-m dash | |
Alfred Jones | bronze | boxing (middle-weight) |
James King | gold | basketball |
Harlan Marbley | bronze | boxing (light flyweight) |
Vincent Mathews | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Melvin Pender | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Albert Robinson | silver | boxing (feather-weight) |
Charlie Scott | gold | basketball |
Ronnie Smith | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Tommie Smith | gold | 200-m dash |
James Wallington | bronze | boxing (light welterweight) |
Jo Jo White | gold | basketball |
1972: Munich, West Germany | ||
Women | ||
Mable Ferguson | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Madeline Manning | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Cheryl Toussaint | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Men | ||
Mike Bantom | silver | basketball |
Larry Black | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 200-m dash | |
Jim Brewer | silver | basketball |
Ricardo Carreras | bronze | boxing (bantam-weight) |
Wayne Collett | silver | 400-m dash |
James Forbes | silver | basketball |
Eddie Hart | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Tom Henderson | silver | basketball |
Marvin L. Johnson | bronze | boxing (middle-weight) |
Dwight Jones | silver | basketball |
Vincent Mathews | gold | 400-m dash |
Rod Milburn | gold | 110-m hurdles |
Ed Ratleff | silver | basketball |
Arnie Robinson | bronze | long jump |
Ray Seales | gold | boxing (light-welterweight) |
Robert Taylor | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 100-m dash | |
Gerald Tinker | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Randy Williams | gold | long jump |
1976: Montreal, Canada | ||
Women | ||
Rosalyn Bryant | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Anita DeFrantz | bronze | rowing (eights with coxswain) |
Lusia Harris | silver | basketball |
Sheila Ingram | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Pamela Jiles | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Charlotte Lewis | silver | basketball |
Gail Marquis | silver | basketball |
Patricia Roberts | silver | basketball |
Deborah Sapenter | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Men | ||
David Lee Armstrong | silver | boxing (feather-weight) |
Benny Brown | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Quinn Buckner | gold | basketball |
James Butts | silver | triple jump |
Kenny Carr | gold | basketball |
Allen Coage | bronze | judo |
Adrian Dantley | gold | basketball |
Willie Davenport | bronze | 110-m hurdles |
Howard Davis | gold | boxing (light-weight) |
Dwayne Evans | bronze | 200-m dash |
Phil Ford | gold | basketball |
Herman Frazier | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
bronze | 400-m dash | |
Harvey Glance | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Millard Hampton | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 200-m dash | |
Phil Hubbard | gold | basketball |
John Jones | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Lloyd Keaser | silver | wrestling (freestyle) |
"Sugar" Ray Leonard | gold | boxing (light-welterweight) |
Scott May | gold | basketball |
Charles Michael Mooney | silver | boxing (bantam-weight) |
Edwin Moses | gold | 400-m hurdles |
Fred Newhouse | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
silver | 400-m dash | |
Maxie Parks | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Leo Randolph | gold | boxing (flyweight) |
Arnie Robinson | gold | long jump |
Steve Riddick | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Steve Sheppard | gold | basketball |
Leon Spinks | gold | boxing (light-heavyweight) |
Michael Spinks | gold | boxing (middle-weight) |
Johnny Tate | bronze | boxing (heavy-weight) |
Randy Williams | silver | long jump |
1984: Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Women | ||
Evelyn Ashford | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Jeanette Bolden | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Cathy Boswell | gold | basketball |
Valerie Brisco-Hooks | gold | 200-m dash |
gold | 400-m dash | |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Alice Brown | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 100-m dash | |
Judi Brown | silver | 400-m hurdles |
Rita Crockett | silver | volleyball |
Chandra Cheeseborough | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
silver | 400-m dash | |
Teresa Edwards | gold | basketball |
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown | gold | 100-m hurdles |
Florence Griffith | silver | 200-m dash |
Sherri Howard | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Flo Hyman | silver | volleyball |
Jackie Joyner | silver | heptathlon |
Janice Lawrence | gold | basketball |
Lillie Leatherwood | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Rose Magers | silver | volleyball |
Pam McGee | gold | basketball |
Cheryl Miller | gold | basketball |
Kim Turner | bronze | 100-m hurdles |
Lynette Woodard | gold | basketball |
Men | ||
Ray Armstead | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Alonzo Babers | gold | 400-m dash |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Kirk Baptiste | silver | 200-m dash |
Tyrell Biggs | gold | boxing (super heavyweight) |
Mark Breland | gold | boxing (welter-weight) |
Ron Brown | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Mike Conley | silver | triple jump |
Patrick Ewing | gold | basketball |
Vern Fleming | gold | basketball |
Greg Foster | silver | 110-m hurdles |
Greg Gibson | silver | wrestling (Greco-Roman) |
Sam Graddy | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
silver | 100-m dash | |
Danny Harris | silver | 400-m hurdles |
Virgil Eugene Hill | silver | boxing (middle-weight) |
Evander Holyfield | bronze | boxing (light heavyweight) |
Earl Jones | bronze | 800-m run |
Michael Jordan | gold | basketball |
Al Joyner | gold | triple jump |
Roger Kingdom | gold | 110-m hurdles |
Carl Lewis | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 200-m dash | |
gold | long jump | |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Edward Liddie | bronze | judo |
Steve McCroy | gold | boxing (flyweight) |
Antonio McKay | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
bronze | 400-m dash | |
Edwin Moses | gold | 400-m hurdles |
Sunder Nix | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Jerry Page | gold | boxing (light welterweight) |
Sam Perkins | gold | basketball |
Alvin Robertson | gold | basketball |
Calvin Smith | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Frank Tate | gold | boxing (light middleweight) |
Meldrick Taylor | gold | boxing (feather-weight) |
Henry Tillman | gold | boxing (heavy-weight) |
Waymon Tisdale | gold | basketball |
Nelson Vails | gold | cycling |
Peter Westbrook | bronze | fencing (saber) |
Pernell Whitaker | gold | boxing (light-weight) |
Leon Wood | gold | basketball |
1988: Seoul, Korea | ||
Women | ||
Evelyn Ashford | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Valerie Brisco | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Alice Brown | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Cynthia Brown | gold | basketball |
Victoria Bullett | gold | basketball |
Diane Dixon | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Sheila Echols | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Teresa Edwards | gold | basketball |
Bridgette Gordon | gold | basketball |
Florence Griffith-Joyner | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 200-m dash | |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
silver | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Denean Howard-Hill | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | gold | heptathlon |
gold | long jump | |
Katrian McClain | gold | basketball |
Teresa Weatherspoon | gold | basketball |
Men | ||
Willie Anderson | silver | basketball |
Stacey Augman | silver | basketball |
Anthony Campbell | bronze | 110-m hurdles |
Vernell Coles | silver | basketball |
Joe Deloach | gold | 200-m dash |
Romallis Ellis | bronze | boxing (light-weight) |
Danny Everett | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Kenneth Gould | bronze | boxing (welter-weight) |
Hersey Hawkins | silver | basketball |
Roy L. Jones II | silver | boxing (light middleweight) |
Robert Kingdom | gold | 110-m hurdles |
Carl Lewis | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | long jump | |
silver | 200-m dash | |
Steve Lewis | gold | 400-m dash |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Danny Manning | silver | basketball |
Andrew Maynard | gold | boxing (light heavyweight) |
Kennedy McKinney | gold | boxing (bantam-weight) |
Ray Mercer | gold | boxing (heavy-weight) |
Edwin Moses | bronze | 400-m hurdles |
Andre Phillips | gold | 400-m hurdles |
Mike Powell | silver | long jump |
H Reid | silver | basketball |
Harold "Butch" Reynolds | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
silver | 400-m dash | |
Mitchell Richmond | silver | basketball |
David Robinson | silver | basketball |
Charles D. Smith | silver | basketball |
Charles E. Smith | silver | basketball |
1988: Calgary, Canada | ||
Debi Thomas | bronze | figure skating |
1992: Barcelona, Spain | ||
Women | ||
Evelyn Ashford | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Victoria Bullett | bronze | basketball |
Dedra Charles | bronze | basketball |
Tara Cross-Battle | bronze | volleyball |
Clarissa Davis | bronze | basketball |
Gail Devers | gold | 100-m dash |
Medina Dixon | bronze | basketball |
Sandra Farmer-Patrick | silver | 400-m hurdles |
Carlette Guidry | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Tammie Jackson | bronze | basketball |
Carolyn Jones | bronze | basketball |
Esther Jones | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | gold | heptathlon |
bronze | long jump | |
Natasha Kaiser | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Ruth T. Lawanson | bronze | volleyball |
Lavona Martin | silver | 100-m hurdles |
Katrina McClain | bronze | basketball |
Jearl Miles | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Elaina Oden | bronze | volleyball |
Kimberly Yvette Oden | bronze | volleyball |
Vickie Orr | bronze | basketball |
Tonya "Tee" Sanders | bronze | volleyball |
Rochelle Stevens | silver | 4 × 400-m relay |
Gwen Torrence | gold | 200-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
silver | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Janeene Vickers | bronze | basketball |
Teresa Weatherspoon | bronze | basketball |
Men | ||
Tim Austin | bronze | boxing (flyweight) |
Charles Barkley | gold | basketball |
Mike Bates | bronze | 200-m dash |
Chris Byrd | silver | boxing (middle-weight) |
Leroy Burrell | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Chris Campbell | bronze | wrestling (freestyle) |
Mike Conley | gold | triple jump |
Tony Dees | silver | 110-m hurdles |
Clyde Drexler | gold | basketball |
Patrick Ewing | gold | basketball |
Johnny Gray | bronze | 800-m run |
Joe Greene | bronze | long jump |
Kevin Jackson | gold | wrestling (freestyle) |
Michael Johnson | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson | gold | basketball |
Michael Johnson | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Carl Lewis | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
gold | long jump | |
Steve Lewis | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
silver | 400-m dash | |
Karl Malone | gold | basketball |
Mike Marsh | gold | 200-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Dennis Mitchell | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
bronze | 100-m dash | |
Kenny Monday | silver | wrestling (freestyle) |
Scottie Pippen | gold | basketball |
Mike Powell | silver | long jump |
David Robinson | gold | basketball |
Charles Simpkins | silver | triple jump |
Rodney Smith | bronze | wrestling (Greco-Roman) |
Quincy Watts | gold | 400-m dash |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Andrew Yalmon | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Kevin Young | gold | 400-m hurdles |
1996: Atlanta, Georgia, USA | ||
Women | ||
Kim Batten | silver | 400-m hurdles |
Ruthie Bolton | gold | basketball |
Tonya Buford-Bailey | bronze | 400-m hurdles |
Chryste Gaines | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Dominique Dawes | bronze | gymnastics (floor exercise) |
gold | gymnastics (team) |
Gail Deavers | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Teresa Edwards | gold | basketball |
Kim Graham | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | bronze | long jump |
Venus Lacey | gold | basketball |
Lisa Leslie | gold | basketball |
Maicel Malone | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Katrina McClain | gold | |basketball |
Nikki McCray | gold | basketball |
Carla McGhee | gold | basketball |
Jearl Miles | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Inger Miller | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Brianna Scurry | gold | soccer |
Dawn Staley | gold | basketball |
Rochelle Stevens | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Sheryl Swoopes | gold | basketball |
Gwen Torrence | bronze | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Linetta Wilson | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Men | ||
Derrick Adkins | gold | 400-m hurdles |
Kurt Angle | gold | wrestling (freestyle) |
Charles Austin | gold | high jump |
Charles Barkley | gold | basketball |
Terrance Cauthen | bronze | boxing (light-weight) |
Mike Crear | silver | 110-m hurdles |
Calvin Davis | bronze | 400-m hurdles |
Jon Drummond | silver | 4 × 100-m relay |
Joe Greene | broze | long jump |
Anfernee Hardaway | gold | basketball |
Tim Harden | silver | 4 × 100-m relay |
Alvin Harrison | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Kenny Harrison | gold | triple jump |
Grant Hill | gold | basketball |
Allen Johnson | gold | 110-m hurdles |
Michael Johnson | gold | 200-m dash |
Carl Lewis | gold | long jump |
Jair Lynch | silver | gymnastics (parallel bars) |
Karl Malone | gold | basketball |
Michael Marsh | silver | 4 × 100-m relay |
Anthuan Maybank | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Floyd Mayweather | bronze | boxing (feather-weight) |
Reggie Miller | gold | basketball |
Derek Mills | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Dennis Mitchell | silver | 4 × 100-relay |
Tim Montgomery | silver | 4 × 100-m relay |
Hakeem Olajuwon | gold | basketball |
Dan O'Brien | gold | decathlon |
Shaquille O'Neal | gold | basketball |
Gary Payton | gold | basketball |
Scottie Pippen | gold | basketball |
Mitch Richmond | gold | basketball |
David Reid | gold | boxing (light middleweight) |
David Robinson | gold | basketball |
Jason Rouser | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
LaMont Smith | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Antonio Tarver | bronze | boxing (light heavyweight) |
Roshii Wells | bronze | boxing (middle-weight) |
2000: Sydney, Australia | ||
Women | ||
Ruthie Bolton | gold | basketball |
LaTasha Colander-Richardson | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Teresa Edwards | gold | basketball |
Torrie Edwards | bronze | 4 × 100-m relay |
Chryste Gaines | bronze | 4 × 100-m relay |
Yolanda Griffith | gold | basketball |
Monique Hennagan | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Chamique Holdsclaw | gold | basketball |
Marion Jones | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 200-m dash | |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
bronze | 4 × 100-m relay | |
bronze | long jump | |
Lisa Leslie | gold | basketball |
Katrina McClain | gold | basketball |
Nikki McCray | gold | basketball |
Jearl Miles-Clark | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
DeLisha Milton | gold | basketball |
Melissa Morrison | bronze | 100-m hurdles |
Nanceen Perry | bronze | 4 × 100-m relay |
Brianna Scurry | silver | soccer |
Danielle Slaton | silver | soccer |
Dawn Staley | gold | basketball |
Sheryl Swoopes | gold | basketball |
Natalie Williams | gold | basketball |
Men | ||
Shareef Abdur-Rahim | gold | basketball |
Ray Allen | gold | basketball |
Vin Baker | gold | basketball |
Dain Blanton | gold | beach volleyball |
Vince Carter | gold | basketball |
Mike Crear | bronze | 110-m hurdles |
Jonathan Drummond | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Kevin Garnett | gold | basketball |
Maurice Greene | gold | 100-m dash |
gold | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Tim Hardaway | gold | basketball |
Alvin Harrison | silver | 400-m dash |
Calvin Harrison | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Allan Houston | gold | basketball |
Chris Huffins | bronze | decathlon |
Lawrence Johnson | silver | pole vault |
Michael Johnson | gold | 400-m dash |
gold | 4 × 400-m relay | |
Jason Kidd | gold | basketball |
Brian Lewis | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Antonio McDyess | gold | basketball |
Alonzo Mourning | gold | basketball |
Gary Payton | gold | basketball |
Antonio Pettigrew | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Steve Smith | gold | basketball |
Angelo Taylor | gold | 400-m hurdles |
Jermain Taylor | bronze | boxing (light middleweight) |
Terence Trammell | silver | 110-m hurdles |
Clarence Vinson | broze | boxing (bantam-weight) |
Bernard Williams III | gold | 4 × 100-m relay |
Ricardo Williams | silver | boxing (light welterweight) |
2004: Athens, Greece | ||
Women | ||
Swin Cash | gold | basketball |
Tamika Catchings | gold | basketball |
Crystal Cox | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Allyson Felix | silver | 200-m dash |
Yolanda Griffith | gold | basketball |
Joanna Hayes | gold | 100-m hurdles |
Monique Henderson | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Monique Hennagan | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Angela Hucles | gold | soccer |
Shannon Johnson | gold | basketball |
Lisa Leslie | gold | basketball |
Melissa Morrison | bronze | 100-m hurdles |
Sanya Richards | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Ruth Riley | gold | basketball |
Moushaumi Robinson | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Brianna Scurry | gold | soccer |
Dawn Staley | gold | basketball |
Sheryl Swoopes | gold | basketball |
Tina Thompson | gold | basketball |
DeeDee Trotter | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Lauryn Williams | silver | 100-m dash |
Men | ||
Carmelo Anthony | bronze | basketball |
Carlos Boozer | bronze | basketball |
Derrick Brew | gold | 4 × 400-m relay |
Shawn Crawford | gold | 200-m dash |
silver | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Andre Dirrell | bronxe | boxing (middle-weight) |
Tim Duncan | bronze | basketball |
Justin Gatlin | gold | 100-m dash |
bronze | 200-m dash | |
silver | 4 × 100-m relay | |
Maurice Greene | bronze | 100-m dash |
Otis Harris | silver | 400-m dash |
Allen Iverson | bronze | basketball |
Lebron James | bronze | basketball |
Richard Jefferson | bronze | basketball |
Stephon Marbury | bronze | basketball |
Shawn Marion | bronze | basketball |
Lamar Odom | bronze | basketball |
Emeka Okafor | bronze | basketball |
Amaré Stoudemire | bronze | basketball |
Terence Trammell | silver | 110-m hurdles |
Dwyane Wade | bronze | basketball |
Andre Ward | gold | boxing (light heavyweight) |
Bernard Williams | silver | 200-m dash |
First African-American players on Major League Baseball teams | ||
Player | Date | Team |
Jackie Robinson | 4/47 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Larry Doby | 4/47 | Cleveland Indians |
Henry Thompson | 7/47 | St. Louis Browns |
Henry Thompson | 7/49 | New York Giants |
Sam Jethroe | 4/50 | Boston Braves |
Sam Hairston | 7/51 | Chicago White Sox |
Bob Trice | 9/53 | Philadelphia Athletics |
Gene Baker | 9/53 | Chicago Cubs |
Curt Roberts | 4/54 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Tom Alston | 4/54 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Nino Escalera | 4/54 | Cincinnati Reds |
Carlos Paula | 9/54 | Washington Senators |
Elston Howard | 4/55 | New York Yankees |
John Kennedy | 4/57 | Philadelphia Phillies |
Ossie Virgil | 6/58 | Detroit Tigers |
Pumpsie Green | 7/59 | Boston Red Sox |
West Indies Cricket ("Windies") Board* Sticky Wicket West Indies Cricket Hall of Fame | |
Name | Country |
* Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Winward Islands. | |
Sir Vivian Richards | Antigua |
Andy Roberts | Antigua |
Michael Holding | Jamaica |
Curtly Ambrose | Antigua |
Lance Gibbs | Guyana |
George Headley | Panama |
Michael Holding | Jamaica |
Brian Lara | Trinidad |
Clive Lloyd | Guyana |
Malcolm Marshall | Barbados |
Sir Garfield Sobers | Barbados |
Courtney Walsh | Jamaica |
Sir Everton Weekes | Barbados |
African-American members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Mass. | ||
Year inducted | Member | Born-Died |
* Coach | ||
+ Inducted as a player and a coach. | ||
source: www.hoophall.com/index.htm | ||
1963 | New York Renaissance (team) | |
1971 | Robert L. "Bob" Douglas* | 1884–1979 |
1974 | William F. "Bill" Russell | 1934– |
1976 | Elgin Baylor | 1934– |
Charles T. "Tarzan" Cooper | 1907–1980 | |
1978 | Wilton N. "Wilt" Chamberlain | 1936–1999 |
John B. McLendon, Jr.* | 1915–1999 | |
1979 | Oscar P. "Big O" Robertson | 1938– |
1982 | Clarence E. "Bighouse" Gaines* | 1923–2005 |
Harold E. "Hal" Greer | 1936– | |
Willis Reed, Jr. | 1942– | |
1983 | Samuel "Sam" Jones | 1933– |
1984 | Nate Thurmond | 1941– |
1987 | Walter "Walt" Frazier, Jr. | 1945– |
1988 | Wesley S. "Wes" Unseld | 1946– |
1989 | William "Pops" Gates | 1917–1999 |
K.C. Jones | 1932– | |
Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens+ | 1937– | |
1990 | Earl "The Pearl" Monroe | 1944– |
David "Dave" Bing | 1943– | |
Elvin E. Hayes | 1945– | |
1991 | Nathaniel "Nate" Archibald | 1948– |
1992 | Connie "The Hawk" Hawkins | 1942– |
Robert J. "Bob" Lanier | 1948– | |
Lusia Harris Stewart | 1955– | |
1993 | Walt Bellamy | 1939– |
Julius W. "Dr. J" Erving II | 1950– | |
Calvin J. Murphy | 1948– | |
1995 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1947– |
Cheryl Miller | 1964– | |
1996 | George Gervin | 1952– |
David Thompson | 1954– | |
1997 | Alex English | 1954– |
1998 | Marques Haynes | 1926– |
Leonard "Lenny" Wilkens+ | 1937 | |
1999 | John Thompson* | 1941– |
2000 | Robert "Bob" McAdoo | 1951– |
Isiah Thomas | 1961– | |
2001 | John Chaney* | 1932– |
Moses Malone | 1955– | |
2002 | The Harlem Globetrotters (team) | |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson | 1959– | |
2003 | Meadowlark Lemon | 1935– |
Earl Lloyd | 1928– | |
Robert Parish | 1953– | |
James Worthy | 1961– | |
2004 | Clyde Drexler | 1962– |
Maurice Stokes | 1933–1970 | |
Lynette Woodard | 1959– |
Negro League batting champions | ||
Year Player, | Player, Team | Average |
Negro National League I | ||
1920 | Cris Torriente, CAG | .411 |
1921 | Charles Blackwell, STL | .448 |
1922 | Heavy Johnson, KC | .389 |
1923 | Cris Torriente, CAG | .412 |
1924 | Dobie Moore, KC | .453 |
1925 | Edgar Wesley, DET | .416 |
1926 | Mule Suttles, STL | .418 |
1927 | Red Parnell, BIR | .426 |
1928 | Pythian Russ, CAG | .406 |
Negro National League | ||
1929 | Mule Suttles, STL | .372 |
1930 | Willie Wells, STL | .403 |
1931 | Nat Rogers, MEM | .424 |
Negro National League II | ||
1933 | Oscar Charleston, PIT | .372 |
1934 | Jud Wilson, HG | .361 |
1935 | Turkey Stearnes, CAG | .430 |
1936 | Lazaro Salazar, NYC | .367 |
1937 | Bill Wright, HG | .410 |
1938 | Ray Dandridge, NWK | .404 |
1939 | Bill Wright, BAL | .402 |
1940 | Buck Leonard, HG | .383 |
1941 | Monte Irvin, NWK | .463 |
1942 | Willie Wells, NWK | .344 |
Josh Gibson, HG | .344 | |
1943 | Josh Gibson, HG | .474 |
1944 | Frank Austin, PHI | .390 |
1945 | Josh Gibson, HG | .393 |
1946 | Monte Irvin, NWK | .389 |
1947 | Luis Marquez, HG | .417 |
1948 | Buck Leonard, HG | .395 |
Eastern Colored League | ||
1923 | Jud Wilson, BB | .373 |
1924 | Pop Lloyd, BG | .433 |
1925 | Oscar Charleston, BG | .445 |
1926 | Robert Hudspeth, LG | .365 |
1927 | Clarence Jenkins, BG | .398 |
1928 | Pop Lloyd, LG | .564 |
Negro American League | ||
1929 | Chino Smith, LG | .454 |
1930 | John Beckwith, NY/BB | .480 |
1931 | George Scales, NY/HG | .393 |
East-West League | ||
1932 | Bill Perkins, CLE | .352 |
Negro American League | ||
1937 | Willard Brown, KC | .371 |
1938 | Willard Brown, KC | .356 |
1939 | Willard Brown, KC | .336 |
1940 | Chester Williams, MEM | .473 |
1941 | Lyman Bostock, CAG | .488 |
1942 | Ducky Davenport, BBB | .381 |
1943 | Lester Lockett, BBB | .408 |
1944 | Sam Jethroe, CLE | .353 |
1945 | Sam Jethroe, CLE | .393 |
1946 | Buck O'Neil, KC | .350 |
1947 | John Ritchie, CAG | .381 |
1948 | Artie Wilson, BBB | .402 |
Negro league teams* | |
Negro National League I | (1920–1931) |
Birmingham Black Barons | (1925, 1927–1930) |
Chicago American Giants | (1920–1931) |
Chicago Giants | (1920–1921) |
Columbus Buckeyes | (1921) |
Cuban Stars | (1920, 1922) |
Cleveland Browns | (1924) |
Cleveland Cubs | (1931) |
Cleveland Elites | (1926) |
Cleveland Hornets | (1927) |
Cleveland Tate Stars | (1922) |
Dayton Marcos | (1920, 1926) |
Detroit Stars | (1920–1931) |
Indianapolis ABCs | (1920–1926, 1931) |
Kansas City Monarchs | (1920–1931) |
Louisville White Sox | (1931) |
Memphis Red Sox | (1924–1925, 1927–1930) |
Milwaukee Bears | (1923) |
Nashville Elite Giants | (1930) |
Pittsburgh Keystones | (1922) |
St. Louis Giants | (1920–1921) |
Toledo Tigers | (1923) |
Eastern Colored League/ | (1923–1928) |
American Negro League | (1929) |
Bacharach Giants [Atlantic City] | (1923–1929) |
Baltimore Black Sox | (1923–1929) |
Brooklyn Royal Giants | (1923–1927) |
Cuban Stars (East) | (1923–1929) |
Harrisburg [Pa.] Giants | (1924–1927) |
Hilldale [Philadelphia] | (1923–1927, 1929) |
Homestead Grays | (1929) |
Lincoln Giants [New York] | (1923–1926, 1928–1929) |
Newark Stars | (1926) |
Philadelphia Tigers | (1928) |
Washington Potomacs | (1924) |
Negro Southern League | (1920–1932) |
Cole's American Giants (Chicago) | |
Columbus (Ohio) Turfs | |
Indianapolis ABCs | |
Louisville Black Caps | |
Memphis Red Sox | |
Monroe Monarchs | |
Montgomery Grey Sox | |
Nashville Elite Giants | |
East-West League | (Spring 1932) |
Baltimore Black Sox | |
Cleveland Stars | |
Cuban Stars | |
Hilldale [Philadelphia] | |
Homestead [Pa.] Grays | |
Newark Browns |
* Home cities have been identified where known. | |
(1) Sometimes referred to as Washington Homestead Grays. | |
(2) Cincinnati Clowns (1943); Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1944). | |
Negro National League II | (1933–1948) |
Bacharach Giants [Atlantic City] | (1934) |
Baltimore Black Sox | (1933–1934) |
Baltimore Elite Giants | (1938–1948) |
Brooklyn Eagles | (1935) |
Cleveland Giants | (1933) |
Cleveland Red Sox | (1934) |
Cole's American Giants [Chicago] | (1933–1935) |
Columbus Blue Birds | (1933) |
Columbus Elite Giants | (1935) |
Detroit Stars | (1933) |
Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars | (1943) |
Homestead Grays1 | (1935–1948) |
Nashville Elite Giants | (1933–1934) |
Newark Dodgers | (1934–1935) |
Newark Eagles | (1936–1948) |
New York Black Yankees | (1936–1948) |
New York Cubans | (1935–1936, 1939–1948) |
Philadelphia Stars | (1934–1948) |
Pittsburgh Crawfords | (1933–1938) |
Washington Black Senators | (1938) |
Washington Elite Giants | (1936–1937) |
Negro-American League | (1937–1950) |
Atlanta Black Crackers | (1938) |
Baltimore Elite Giants | (1949–1950) |
Birmingham Black Barons | (1937–1938, 1940–1950) |
Chicago American Giants | (1937–1950) |
Cleveland Buckeyes | (1943–1948, 1950) |
Cincinnati Buckeyes | (1942) |
Cincinnati Tigers | (1937) |
Cleveland Bears | (1939–1940) |
Detroit Stars | (1937) |
Houston Eagles | (1949–1950) |
Indianapolis ABCs | (1938–1939) |
Indianapolis Athletics | (1937) |
Indianapolis Clowns2 | (1943–1950) |
Indianapolis Crawfords | (1940) |
Jacksonville Red Caps | (1938, 1941–1942) |
Kansas City Monarchs | (1937–1941, 1943–1950) |
New York Cubans | (1949–1950) |
Philadelphia Stars | (1949–1950) |
St. Louis Stars | (1937, 1939, 1941) |
Toledo Crawfords | (1939) |
African-American members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio | ||
Year inducted | Member | Born-Died |
* James Brown was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Baltimore, Md., in 1957. As of 2005 he was the only African-American member of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. | ||
source: www.profootballhof.com | ||
1967 | Emlen Tunnell | 1925–1975 |
1968 | Marion Motley | 1920–1999 |
1969 | Fletcher Joseph "Joe" Perry | 1927– |
1971 | James N. Brown* | 1936– |
Gene Upshaw | 1945– | |
1972 | Ollie Matson | 1930– |
1973 | James Thomas Parker | 1934–2005 |
1974 | Richard "Night Train" Lane | 1928–2002 |
1975 | Roosevelt Brown | 1932–2004 |
Lenny Moore | 1933– | |
1976 | Len Ford | 1926–1972 |
1977 | Gale Sayers | 1943– |
Bill Willis | 1921– | |
1980 | Herb Adderley | 1939– |
David "Deacon" Jones | 1938– | |
1981 | Willie Davis | 1934– |
1983 | Bobby Bell | 1940– |
Bobby Mitchell | 1935– | |
Paul Warfield | 1942– | |
1984 | Willie Brown | 1940– |
Charles Robert "Charley" Taylor | 1942– | |
1985 | Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson | 1947– |
Willie Lanier | 1945– | |
1986 | Ken Houston | 1944– |
1987 | Charles Edward "Mean Joe" Greene | 1946– |
John Henry Johnson | 1929– | |
1988 | Alan Page | 1945– |
1989 | Mel Blount | 1948– |
Art Shell | 1946– | |
Willie Wood | 1936– | |
1990 | Buck Buchanan | 1940–1992 |
Franco Harris | 1950– | |
1991 | Earl Campbell | 1955– |
1992 | Lem Barney | 1945– |
John Mackey | 1941– | |
1993 | Larry Little | 1945– |
Walter Payton | 1954–1999 | |
1994 | Tony Dorse | 1919–2003 |
Jimmy Johnson | 1938– | |
Leroy Kelly | 1942– | |
1995 | Lee Roy Selmon | 1954– |
Kellen Winslow | 1957– | |
1996 | Charlie Joiner | 1947– |
Mel Renfro | 1941– | |
1997 | Mike Haynes | 1953– |
1998 | Mike Singletary | 1958– |
Dwight Stephenson | 1957– | |
1999 | Eric Dickerson | 1960– |
Ozzie Newsome | 1956– | |
Lawrence Taylor | 1959– | |
2000 | Ronnie Lott | 1959– |
2001 | Jackie Slater | 1954– |
Lynn Swann | 1952– | |
2002 | John Stallworth | 1952– |
2003 | Marcus Allen | 1960– |
Elvin Bethea | 1946– | |
James Lofton | 1956– | |
2004 | Carl Eller | 1942– |
Barry Sanders | 1968– | |
2005 | Fritz Pollard | 1894–1986 |
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