Famous Black Athletes

• Aaron, Hank

  The baseball star who beat Babe Ruth's home run record

• Ali, Muhammad

  The heavyweight boxing champ called "The Greatest"

• Ashe, Arthur

  The first black man to win the U.S. Open in tennis

• Erving, Julius

  Hall of Fame basketball star

• Gibson, Althea

  The first black woman to win the U.S. Open

• Jordan, Michael

  The super-duper-star guard for the Chicago Bulls

• Kaepernick, Colin

  The NFL quarterback who kneeled to protest racial injustice

• Mays, Willie

  The All-Star center fielder called the Say Hey Kid

• Owens, Jesse

  The black sprinter who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics

• Paige, Satchel

  Negro League pitcher who made it to the majors in his 40s

• Rice, Jerry

  Wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, 1985-2000

• Robinson, Jackie

  The man who broke baseball's color barrier

• Rudolph, Wilma

  The first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics

• Swoopes, Sheryl

  Star WNBA forward for the Houston Comets

• Tyson, Mike

  "Iron Mike," the controversial boxing champ of the 1980s

• Williams, Serena

  The dominant pro tennis player who has won 23 major titles

• Williams, Venus

  Sister of Serena Williams and five-time winner of Wimbledon

• Woods, Tiger

  The biggest golf superstar of the 21st century

See: Famous African-Americans (for Black History Month)