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This Date in History:
October 21 1600
Sports/Outdoors 		  Double Dutch, fun and great exercise!
*An outline of Double Dutch is celebrated on this dates Registry.
November 4 1750
Sports/Outdoors 		  Jean Du Sable, explorer who founded Chicago.
*On this date, we recall the 1750 birth of Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable.
November 12 1770
Sports/Outdoors 		  York, a valued Black explorer!
*The birth of York in 1770 is celebrated on this date.
March 23 1784
Sports/Outdoors 		  Tom Molineaux was a boxing pioneer!
Tom Molineaux, a Black boxerm was born on this date in 1784.
April 6 1798
Sports/Outdoors 		  James P. Beckwourth, explorer born.
James Pierson Beckwourth was born on this date in 1798.
August 20 1802
Sports/Outdoors 		  George Bonga, an early settler in Minnesota. .
O*n this date we celebrate the birth of George Bonga in 1802.
January 24 1805
Sports/Outdoors 		  Allen Light, a 19th century black mariner!
*The birth of Allen Light in 1805 is celebrated on this date.
March 20 1853
Sports/Outdoors 		  George Godfrey was a boxing pioneer!
*George Godfrey was born on this date in 1853.
June 14 1854
Sports/Outdoors 		  Nat Love, a cowboy of excellence!
*The birth of Nat Love in 1854 is celebrated on this date.
July 15 1858
Sports/Outdoors 		  Black legacy is strong in major league baseball.
*In the season of major league baseball’s All-Star game the Registry looks briefly at blacks and major league baseball.
April 16 1861
Sports/Outdoors 		  Issac B. Murphy was a horse racing legend.
This date marks the birth of Isaac Burns Murphy in 1861.
July 3 1861
Sports/Outdoors 		  Peter Jackson, the "Black Prince".
*On this date in 1861, Peter Jackson was born.
August 8 1866
Sports/Outdoors 		  Explorer from the heart, Matthew Henson.
*Matthew Henson was born on this date in 1866.
November 14 1869
Sports/Outdoors 		  Black contributions to American professional football are many. . .
*African-American contributions in Professional American football are many.
January 16 1870
Sports/Outdoors 		  Willie Simms, a peach of a rider . . .
*Willie Simms was born on this date in 1870.
April 8 1870
Sports/Outdoors 		  African-Americans and golf, a brief history..
*With the week of the Masters Golf Tournament underway, African-American history in American golf is remembered on this date.
July 29 1870
Sports/Outdoors 		  George Dixon, one of boxings best!
*On this date in 1870, George Dixon was born.
December 5 1870
Sports/Outdoors 		  Bill Pickett was a cowboy legend.
*William Pickett was born on this date in 1870.
March 13 1873
Sports/Outdoors 		  Joe Walcott, the true master of the ring!
*Joe Walcott was born on this date in 1873.
November 25 1874
Sports/Outdoors 		  Joe Gans, boxings lightweight legend.
*This date recalls the birth of Joe Gans in 1874.
March 27 1876
Sports/Outdoors 		  A Kentucky Derby icon, Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton
*The birth of Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton in 1876 is celebrated on this date.
March 31 1878
Sports/Outdoors 		  World Heavyweight Champ and legend, Jack Johnson
*Jack Johnson was born on this date in 1878.
November 26 1878
Sports/Outdoors 		  Marshall Taylor, cyclist and sports trail blazer!
*This date marks the birth in 1878, of "Major" Taylor.
August 7 1879
Sports/Outdoors 		  A first for black Rugby, James Peters!
*James Peters was born on this date in 1879.
September 17 1879
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseball legend Rube Foster, a complete player.
*On this date, we the recall the birth of Andrew "Rube" Foster in 1879.
October 3 1879
Sports/Outdoors 		  Jesse Stahl, a Black cowboy legend!
*The birth of Jesse Stahl in 1879 is celebrated on this date.
December 5 1879
Sports/Outdoors 		  John Shippen Jr. Golfs first black professional.
*John Mathew Shippen Jr.
March 12 1880
Sports/Outdoors 		  Bobby Marshall, a Minnesota Icon . . .
*Bobby Marshall was born on this date in 1880.
April 12 1882
Sports/Outdoors 		  Jimmy Winkfield, a horse racing legend!
Jimmy Winkfield was born on this date in 1882.
March 3 1884
Sports/Outdoors 		  One of the first African-American Olympians, John Baxter Taylor!
*John Baxter Taylor Jr.
April 15 1884
Sports/Outdoors 		  John Lloyd, baseball player and manager.
On this date, John Henry Lloyd was born in 1884.
March 19 1887
Sports/Outdoors 		  Jose' Mendez was a Negro League star!
*Jose’ Mendez was born on this date in 1887.
July 1 1888
Sports/Outdoors 		  Ben Taylor played the game like few others could!
*Ben Taylor was born on this date in 1888.
April 28 1889
Sports/Outdoors 		  "Bullet Joe" Rogan, Negro League Great!
*The birth of Wilbur Rogan in 1889 is celebrated on this date.
January 27 1890
Sports/Outdoors 		  Pro hockey and African heritage, a story!
*The Registry remembers black contributions in the sport of professional hockey on this date.
March 31 1890
Sports/Outdoors 		  George Dixon, the first Black boxing champion
*On this in 1890, George “Little Chocolate” Dixon knocked out Cal McCarthy.
March 7 1891
Sports/Outdoors 		  College basketball holds a rich African-American history.
*With March Madness beginning, on this date we remember African-Americans in the history of American college basketball.
January 26 1892
Sports/Outdoors 		  Stunt-flyer Bessie Coleman was "a first."
*Bessie Coleman was born on this date in 1892.
February 20 1892
Sports/Outdoors 		  John Donaldson, a baseball great. . .
*John Donaldson was born on this date in 1892.
December 3 1892
Sports/Outdoors 		  American college football is rich with black history. . .
College football is in the air and African-American involvement at the collegiate level is rich with tradition.
December 27 1892
Sports/Outdoors 		  First black college football game played!
*On this date in 1892, the first black College Intercollegiate football game was played.
January 27 1894
Sports/Outdoors 		  Fritz Pollard was a football architect. . .
*Fritz Pollard was born on this date in 1894.
August 5 1895
Sports/Outdoors 		  Tiger Flowers "He fought em all"
*Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was born on this date in 1895.
October 14 1896
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseball's Oscar Charleston, his statistic's say it all!
*Oscar Charleston was born on this date in 1896.
January 5 1897
Sports/Outdoors 		  Hubert Julian, "The Black Eagle".
The birth of Hubert Julian in 1897 is celebrated on this date.
July 27 1897
Sports/Outdoors 		  William J. Powell, a pioneer in aviation. . .
*The birth of William J.
January 23 1898
Sports/Outdoors 		  Ora Mae Washington showed great athletic skills. . .
*On this date in 1898 we celebrate the birth of Ora Mae Washington.
October 26 1899
Sports/Outdoors 		  William "Judy" Johnson, Negro League Star!
*Judy Johnson was born on this date in 1899.
November 5 1899
Sports/Outdoors 		  James Banning, an aviation first!
James Banning was born on this date in 1899.
February 20 1901
Sports/Outdoors 		  Frank Duncan, a baseball original!
*The birth of Frank Duncan in 1901 is celebrated on this date.
March 2 1901
Sports/Outdoors 		  A true power hitter, George Suttles!
*George Suttles was born on this date in 1901.
May 9 1901
Sports/Outdoors 		  "Turkey" Stearnes, Icon of the Negro Leagues!
Norman (“Turkey”) Stearnes was born on this date in Nashville, TN, in 1901.
July 7 1902
Sports/Outdoors 		  Exciting to watch, Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe . . .
*On this date in 1902, Ted Radcliffe was born.
May 17 1903
Sports/Outdoors 		  The fastest man in baseball, "Cool Papa" Bell!
On this date in 1903, James “Cool Papa” Bell was born in Starksville, Mississippi.
November 25 1903
Sports/Outdoors 		  William Hubbard, an Olympic first!
*William Hubbard was born on this date in 1903.
June 12 1904
Sports/Outdoors 		  Willie Foster was a control pitcher. .
On this date in 1904, William Foster was born.
September 1 1904
Sports/Outdoors 		  First Black wins Olympic medal!
*On this date in 1904, the first Black Olympic medal winner was crowned.
October 10 1905
Sports/Outdoors 		  A baseball legend, Willie Wells!
*Willie Wells was born on this date in 1905.
January 21 1906
Sports/Outdoors 		  Willa Brown was an aviation pioneer. . .
*On this date, we mark the birth of Willa Brown in 1906.
July 7 1906
Sports/Outdoors 		  Satchel Paige, baseball pitching legend . . .
*Satchel Paige was born on this date in 1906.
August 10 1906
Sports/Outdoors 		  From the sandlots to the big leagues, Willie Wells!
*Willie Wells was born on this date in1906.
November 5 1906
Sports/Outdoors 		  One of Virginia's finest, Chauncey Spencer.
*Chauncey Spencer was born on this date in 1906.
February 9 1907
Sports/Outdoors 		  Charles Anderson, the father of Black aviation . . .
*Charles Anderson was born this date in 1907.
February 27 1907
Sports/Outdoors 		  Hilton Smith was a great baseball player.
*On this date in 1907, Hilton Smith was born.
September 8 1907
Sports/Outdoors 		  In either league Buck Leonard was great.
*This date in 1907 marks the birth of Buck Leonard.
December 26 1908
Sports/Outdoors 		  First black heavey-weight boxing champ!
*On this date in 1908 Jack Johnson became the first African-American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
April 6 1909
Sports/Outdoors 		  African American is first to reach the North Pole!
On this date in 1909 Matthew Henson became the first man to reach the North Pole.
July 10 1909
Sports/Outdoors 		  The St. Paul Colored Gophers, a special team.
*The St.
September 29 1909
Sports/Outdoors 		  Eddie Tolan, "The Midnight Express!"
*Eddie Tolan was born on this date in 1909.
March 15 1910
Sports/Outdoors 		  Jimmie Crutchfield was "the Little Big Man" of Black baseball
*On this date in 1910, Jimmie Crutchfield was born.
November 13 1911
Sports/Outdoors 		  Buck O'Neil, a major league icon in baseball!
*Buck O'Neil was born on this date in 1911.
December 21 1911
Sports/Outdoors 		  Josh Gibson, one of baseball's greatest hitters!
*On this date, Josh Gibson was born in 1911.
January 22 1912
Sports/Outdoors 		  An icon of Black Baseball, the Homestead Grays!
*This date in 1912 celebrates the founding of the Homestead Grays Baseball organization.
December 12 1912
Sports/Outdoors 		  Henry Armstrong, record setting boxer.
*On this date we mark the birth of Henry Armstrong in 1912.
May 2 1913
Sports/Outdoors 		  John Dendy, Ethiopian golf wiz!
John Dendy’s birth in 1913 is celebrated on this date.
July 3 1913
Sports/Outdoors 		  Lorenzo "Piper" Davis excelled as an athlete. .
*This date marks the birth of Lorenzo Davis in 1917.
September 12 1913
Sports/Outdoors 		  Jesse Owens, Olympic great.
*This date marks the birth of Jesse Owens in 1913.
October 25 1913
Sports/Outdoors 		  Bill Spiller had an excellent golf game!
*The birth of Bill Spiller in 1913 remembered on this date.
November 9 1913
Sports/Outdoors 		  Teddy Rhodes was a great golfer.
*The birth of Ted Rhodes is marked on this date in 1913.
December 13 1913
Sports/Outdoors 		  Archie Moore was a colorful boxing great.
*This date marks the birth of Archie Moore in 1913.
January 31 1914
Sports/Outdoors 		  Jersey Joe Walcott was a relentless Boxer
*On this date in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott was born.
May 13 1914
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Brown Bomber, Joe Louis!
This date in 1914 marks Joe Louis’ birthday, one the greatest boxers in American history.
April 5 1915
Sports/Outdoors 		  John McLendon, basketball guru!
John McLendon was born on this date in 1915.
July 5 1915
Sports/Outdoors 		  One of Pennsylvania's best, John Woodruff!
*John Woodruff was born on this date in 1915.
July 22 1916
Sports/Outdoors 		  The American Tennis Association begins!
*On this date in 1916 we celebrate the founding of The American Tennis Association (ATA).
October 14 1916
Sports/Outdoors 		  Paul Robeson not allowed to play in football game!
*On this date in 1916, Paul Robeson was excluded from the Rutgers football team.
November 14 1916
Sports/Outdoors 		  An artist on ice, Mabel Fairbanks.
*On this date we mark the birth of Mabel Fairbanks in 1916.
January 31 1919
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseball's Jackie Robinson, "the chosen one"
*Jackie Robinson was born on this date in 1919.
February 13 1919
Sports/Outdoors 		  Eddie Robinson, a wonderful football icon!
*Eddie Robinson was born on this date 1919.
February 3 1920
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Negro Baseball League founded. . .
*This date marks the 86th anniversary of the Negro Baseball League.
February 13 1920
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Negro National League formed!
*The first successful organized Negro League in baseball was established on this date in 1920.
June 5 1920
Sports/Outdoors 		  Marion Motley, pro football player pioneer.
On this date in 1920, Marion Motley was born.
January 21 1921
Sports/Outdoors 		  THE Black woman of pro baseball, Toni Stone!
*Toni Stone’s birth in 1921 is celebrated on this date.
May 3 1921
Sports/Outdoors 		  Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, one of the best!
Sugar Ray Robinson was born on this date in 1921.
August 28 1921
Sports/Outdoors 		  Black race car legend, Wendell O. Scott. .
*This date marks the birth of Wendell Scott in 1921.
November 19 1921
Sports/Outdoors 		  From the sandlot to Hall of Fame, Roy Campanella!
*On this date we mark the birth of Roy Campanella in 1921.
July 8 1923
Sports/Outdoors 		  William Harrison Dillard, Olympic legend!
*William Harrison Dillard was born on this date in 1923.
November 9 1923
Sports/Outdoors 		  Alice Coachman, a natural athlete.
On this date we remember the birth of Alice Coachman in 1923.
December 13 1923
Sports/Outdoors 		  Larry Doby, excellent ball player and unsung hero!
*Larry Doby was born on this date in 1923.
February 8 1924
Sports/Outdoors 		  The first African-American pitching winner in the World Series, Joe Black
*Joe Black was born on this date in 1924.
May 21 1924
Sports/Outdoors 		  Clarence Gaines built "hoops" at Winston-Salem University
Clarence ("Big House") Gaines was born on this date in 1924.
September 24 1924
Sports/Outdoors 		  Danny Davis, a beloved Minnesotan!
*Danny Davis was born on this date in 1929.
October 11 1924
Sports/Outdoors 		  The first "Colored World Series" played!
*On this date in 1924, the first “Colored World Series” of baseball began in Chicago, Illinois.
November 18 1924
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Birmingham Black Barons, a Negro League fixture!
*This date in 1924 celebrates the Birmingham Black Barons baseball organization.
March 29 1925
Sports/Outdoors 		  Emlen Tunnell, football pioneer!
*Emlen Tunnell was born on this date in 1925.
December 8 1925
Sports/Outdoors 		  Hank Thompson, a baseball player of merit!
*Hank Thompson was born on this date in 1925.
December 14 1925
Sports/Outdoors 		  "What a curve ball," Sam Jones!
*Sam Jones was born on this date in 1925.
June 14 1926
Sports/Outdoors 		  New Jersey's own, Don Newcombe!
*Don Newcombe was born on this date in 1926.
September 29 1926
Sports/Outdoors 		  Chuck Cooper, one of the NBA's first Black players.
*On this date in 1926, Chuck Cooper was born.
January 7 1927
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Harlem Globetrotters take the floor.
*On this date in 1927, the Harlem Globetrotters played their first game in Hinckley, Illinois.
March 7 1927
Sports/Outdoors 		  Percy Zachary, a Minnesota first!
*Percy Zachary was born on this date in 1927.
August 25 1927
Sports/Outdoors 		  Althea Gibson, a pioneer in professional tennis!
*Althea Gibson was born on this date in 1927.
April 28 1928
Sports/Outdoors 		  Earl Lloyd, one of the 1st Black NBA players!
*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928.
June 25 1928
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Big Tiger, Paul "Tank" Younger!
Paul "Tank" Younger was born on this date in 1928.
February 23 1929
Sports/Outdoors 		  The first Black Yankee, Elston Howard. . .
*Elston Howard was born on this date in 1929.
August 14 1929
Sports/Outdoors 		  The "Left Hook" Dick Tiger!
*On this date in 1929, Dick Tiger was born.
January 31 1931
Sports/Outdoors 		  Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks!
*Ernie Banks was born on this date in 1931.
May 6 1931
Sports/Outdoors 		  Willie Mays, one of baseballs' best!
*Willie Mays was born on this date in 1931.
July 1 1931
Sports/Outdoors 		  Black women are changing pro basketball!
On this date, we explore African-American women and professional basketball.
May 8 1932
Sports/Outdoors 		  Sonny Liston, the "Left Hook"
Sonny Liston, an African-American boxer, was born on this date in 1932.
May 13 1933
Sports/Outdoors 		  John Roseboro, Dodger Blue personified
On this date in 1933, John Roseboro, an outstanding African-American baseball player, was born in Ashland, OH.
February 5 1934
Sports/Outdoors 		  Hank Aaron, one of baseball's best
*On this date in 1934, Hank Aaron was born.
February 12 1934
Sports/Outdoors 		  The minister of defense, Basketball's Bill Russell!
*Bill Russell was born on this date in 1934.
August 18 1934
Sports/Outdoors 		  Roberto Clemente was more than a ball player . . .
*On this date in 1934, Roberto Clemente was born.
January 4 1935
Sports/Outdoors 		  Floyd Paterson, a boxer and gentleman!
*Floyd Patterson was born on this date in 1935.
January 5 1935
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseballs Earl Battey, a player and much more!
*On this date in 1935, Earl Battey was born.
May 25 1935
Sports/Outdoors 		  "Cookie" Gilchrist, an athlete with principles!
"Cookie" Gilchrist was born on this date in 1935.
July 14 1935
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseball's Earl Francis pitched well for the Pirates!
*Earl Francis was born on this date in 1935.
September 27 1935
Sports/Outdoors 		  A true Star of Black baseball, Mamie Johnson!
*Mamie Johnson was born on this date in 1935.
October 2 1935
Sports/Outdoors 		  First in space, Robert Lawrence.
*Robert H.
November 9 1935
Sports/Outdoors 		  Strike Three…...Bob Gibson!
*Bob Gibson was born on this date in 1935.
August 4 1936
Sports/Outdoors 		  A stunning victory at the Olympic games!
*On this date in 1936, “the most daring move seen in track” happened at the Olympic games.
August 6 1936
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Wake Robin Golf Club founded!
*On this date in 1936, the Wake Robin Golf Club of Washington, D.
August 21 1936
Sports/Outdoors 		  Wilt Chamberlain was a basketball icon. . .
*This date marks the birth of Wilt Chamberlain in 1936.
June 22 1938
Sports/Outdoors 		  Joe Louis gets redemption from Max Schmeling!
On this date in 1938, Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in a rematch of an earlier fight that Louis had lost.
September 30 1938
Sports/Outdoors 		  The thrill of the game, those Baltimore Elite Giants!
*This date 1938 celebrates the establishment of the Baltimore Elite Giants baseball team.
November 24 1938
Sports/Outdoors 		  One of basketballs best, the Big "O" Oscar Robertson!
*Oscar Robertson was born on this date in 1938.
March 28 1939
Sports/Outdoors 		  Harlem Ren's win World Championship!
*On this date in 1939, the "Harlem Rens" became the first all Black pro basketball team to win a World Championship.
May 9 1939
Sports/Outdoors 		  Ralph Boston, athlete and much more!
Ralph Harold Boston was born on this date in 1939 in Laurel MS.
December 14 1939
Sports/Outdoors 		  The "Elmira Express," Ernie Davis.
*Ernie Davis was born on this date in 1939 in New Salem, Pennsylvania.
June 23 1940
Sports/Outdoors 		  Wilma Rudolph, Hall of Fame sprinter . . .
On this date in 1940, Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born.
July 29 1940
Sports/Outdoors 		  Professional tennis integrates!
*On this date in 1940, American professional tennis integrated for the first time.
September 10 1940
Sports/Outdoors 		  From Grambling to the NFL, Buck Buchanan!
*Junious (Buck) Buchanan was born on this date in 1940.
September 21 1940
Sports/Outdoors 		  Minnesota's first collegiate black quarterback, Sandy Stephens!
*Sandy Stephens was born on this date in 1940.
October 23 1940
Sports/Outdoors 		  Pelé, Soccers Main Man!
*Pelé was born on this date in 1940.
March 6 1941
Sports/Outdoors 		  From Oakland to Pittsburgh, Willie Stargell
*On this date in 1941, Willie Stargell was born.
January 17 1942
Sports/Outdoors 		  Muhammad Ali, one of the best boxers ever.
*On this dates Registry we mark the birth of Muhammad Ali in 1942.
May 24 1943
Sports/Outdoors 		  "Happy" Hairston, a L.A. Laker and a Man
The birth of Harold “Happy” Hairston in 1943 is celebrated on this date.
June 8 1943
Sports/Outdoors 		  Willie Davenport, Athlete and much more!
Willie Davenport was born on this date in 1943.
July 10 1943
Sports/Outdoors 		  Arthur Ashe, an athlete with character. .
*Arthur Ashe was born on this date in 1943.
December 4 1943
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseball commissioner OK's signing of blacks.
*On this date in 1943, (then) Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenisaw Landis began the integration of professional baseball.
February 28 1946
Sports/Outdoors 		  The Indianapolis Clowns, a special black baseball team!
*This date in 1946 celebrates the start of the Indianapolis Clowns baseball organization.
March 15 1946
Sports/Outdoors 		  He combined athletic power and speed, Bobby Bonds!
*Bobby Bonds was born on this date in 1946.
May 18 1946
Sports/Outdoors 		  Reggie Jackson, "Mr. October"!
Reggie Jackson was born on this date in 1946.
April 15 1947
Sports/Outdoors 		  Major League baseball breaks the color barrier!
On this date in 1947, the first Black man played in a major league baseball game.
April 16 1947
Sports/Outdoors 		  Mr. Basketball and much more, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born on this date in 1947.
July 5 1947
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseball's American League integrates . . .
*This date in 1947 marks the integration of baseball’s American League.
July 9 1947
Sports/Outdoors 		  O.J. Simpson; what goes up, must come down!
*O.
March 11 1948
Sports/Outdoors 		  1st Black plays in an American tennis indoor tournament
*On this date in 1948 the first African-American played in a United States Indoor Lawn Tennis Association tournament.
September 10 1948
Sports/Outdoors 		  Bob Lanier, a true man on and off the court!
*Bob Lanier was born on this date in 1948.
July 8 1949
Sports/Outdoors 		  N.Y. Giants baseball integrates!
*On this date in 1949, two years after playing his first game with the St.
February 17 1950
Sports/Outdoors 		  The NBA, African Americans love this game!
*Professional Basketball is entering its All-Star break and on this date we look at its black history.
April 18 1950
Sports/Outdoors 		  Braves baseball integrates!
On this date in 1950, the (then) Boston Braves baseball team integrated.
May 19 1950
Sports/Outdoors 		  Rod Milburn, talented athlete and much more!
Rod Milburn was born on this date in 1950.
October 31 1950
Sports/Outdoors 		  First Black plays in NBA!
*On this date in 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in an NBA game.
November 15 1950
Sports/Outdoors 		  First Black signs American professional hockey contract!
*On this date in 1950, the first black American signed a professional hockey contract.
December 29 1950
Sports/Outdoors 		  Joe Gilliam Jr. Had athletic leadership skills.
*On this date in 1950 Joe Gilliam Jr.
May 1 1951
Sports/Outdoors 		  Chicago White Sox baseball integrates!
On this date in 1951, Orestes ("Minnie") Minoso became the first Black Chicago White Sox player.
October 3 1951
Sports/Outdoors 		  Minnesota's best athlete, Dave Winfield.
*Dave Winfield was born on this date in 1951.
October 20 1951
Sports/Outdoors 		  Racial flare up in college football game!
*On this date in 1951, a racial incident of national degree occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
April 16 1952
Sports/Outdoors 		  Peter Westbrook, one of fencings best.
Peter Westbrook was born on this date in 1952.
September 13 1953
Sports/Outdoors 		  Baseball's Phildelphia Athletics integrate!
*On this date in 1953, baseballs Philadelphia Athletics integrated their team.
September 14 1953
Sports/Outdoors 		  Chicago Cubs integrate!
*The Chicago Cubs baseball team integrated for the first time on this date in 1953.
July 25 1954
Sports/Outdoors 		  Grace & Power, footballs Walter Payton. .
*On this date in 1954, Walter Jerry Payton was born.
July 29 1954
Sports/Outdoors 		  One of the best, Flo Hyman!
*This date marks the birth of Flo Hyman in 1954.
September 6 1954
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