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Emmitt Smith
Born on May 15, 1969, in Pensacola, Florida Emmitt Smith wished to be one of the Dallas Cowboys from a young age but the enthusiastic individual had to face many struggles before he could pursue a career in professional football. Belonging to a financially weak family, Smith had to juggle between
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Anne Roiphe
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Hakeem Olajuwon
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Jesse Owens: Four Time Olympic Gold Medalist
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Walter Payton
Walter Payton was an American footballer who played for the Chicago Bears. He was born in Columbia, Mississippi on July 25, 1953 to Peter and Alyne Payton. He had two siblings and was a member of the Boy Scouts, Little League, and the local church. He also played in the marching band at his high
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Johnson, Kevin Maurice (1966- )
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Elgin Baylor
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Major General Augustus L. Collins (U.S. Army, Ret.)
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Adu, Freddy (1989-- )
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Taylor, Jamila
Jamila E. Taylor, a long-time community advocate and founding board member of Blackpast.org, graduated from University of Oregon School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence and obtained her BA in Sociology from Virginia State University.  She is an energetic motivator with “an unrelenting
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Bill Russell
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Scott Hamilton
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1958
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George Gervin
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Glenda McNeal
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Al Davis
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Charlie Ward
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Santos, Rosângela Cristina Oliveira (1990- )
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