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John L. Sullivan know as Boston Strong Boy
He was recognized as the 1st heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from Feburary 1881 to 1892. He was the last heavy weight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules. He was also the very 1st american sports hero to become a celebrity and earn over 1,000,000 dollars. -
Roger Bannister known as the fastest guy ever?
Roger Bannister became a sport legend in 1954 when he broke the the four-minute mile speed record in a race in Oxford, England. He was barley able to beat it finishing at 3min 59.4 sec. Imagine seeing this guy in action, thats even if you could of seen him with the speed he was going with. -
Golden Metal Winner
This beautiful asian american women is the 1st asian american female to ever win a gold metal in the XVI Olympic Winter Games of 1992, in Albertville France as a Figure Skater. -
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King used to play tennis as a professional player. She has won 12 Grand Slam single titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam Mixed double titles. She has always been against sexism ( sexism is gender discrimination and or sex discrimination) wiether it was in the court or in our society. She won "The Battle Of the Sexes" in 1973 and defeated another player named Booby Riggs. -
First Won TO EVER! . . . .
Janet Guthrie is the first women to ever compete in the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500 of a NASCAR Winston Cup. (Way to go for changing the routine janet) -
Tony Alva's great barrel jump!
Tony Alva did this trick where he was able to jump 17 barrels! This great achievement made him get into the World Record of stakeboard records. Around this time he also started his own company where he sells stakeboards and t-shirts. At this point its a huge success.
