is for Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first Black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title.

Born: August 25, 1927, Clarendon County, South Carolina, SC

Died: September 28, 2003, East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, NJ

Education: Williston School, Florida A&M University.

Quote: "No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you".

is for Bill Russell

William Felton Russell is an American retired professional basketball player. Russell played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1956 to 1969.

Born: February 12, 1934 (age 85 years), West Monroe, LA

Height: 6 10

Spouse: Marilyn Nault (m. 1996–2009), Dorothy Anstett (m. 1977–1980), Rose Swisher (m. 1956–1973)

Education: McClymonds High School, University of San Francisco, Pittsburg High School

Qoute: The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

is for Colin Kaepernick

Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American activist and American football quarterback who last played for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League in 2016.

Born: November 3, 1987 (age 31 years), Milwaukee, WI

Nationality: American

Height: 6 4

is for Doug Williams

Douglas Lee Williams is a former American football quarterback and former head coach of the Grambling State Tigers football ...team. Williams is known for his remarkable performance with the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos. 

Born: August 9, 1955 (age 63 years), Zachary, LA

Height: 6 4

Education: Grambling State University, Northeast High School

Emmitt James Smith III is an American former professional football player who was a running back for fifteen seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. A three-time Super Bowl champion with the Cowboys, he is the league's all-time leading rusher. 

Born: May 15, 1969 (age 50 years), Pensacola, FL

Height: 5 9

is for Emmit Smith

is for Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1956 to 1976. 

Born: August 31, 1935, Beaumont, TX

Died: February 7, 2019, Los Angeles, CA

Hall of fame induction: 1982

Position: Outfielder

Quote: It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.

is for George Poage

George Coleman Poage was the first African-American athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in St. Louis

born: November 6, 1880, Hannibal, MO

died: April 11, 1962, Chicago, IL

sport: Athletics

is for Hank Aaron

Henry Louis Aaron, nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", is a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder who serves as the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. Wikipedia

Born: February 5, 1934 (age 85 years), Mobile, AL.

Education: Josephine Allen Institute (1951)

Awards: National League Most Valuable Player Award, 

is for Inky Johnson

Inquoris "Inky" Johnson is an American motivational speaker and former college football player. His football career ended in 2006 at the University of Tennessee with an injury that permanently paralyzed his right arm. Born: February 12, 1986 (age 34 years) he played Cornerback he is now a motivational speaker.

is for Jack Johnson (boxer)

John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. 

born: March 31, 1878, Galveston, TX

died: June 10, 1946, Raleigh, NC

height: 6 0

Quote:They have participated in my triumphs and suffered with me in my moments of disappointment

is for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Born: April 16, 1947 (age 71 years), New York City, NY

Height: 7 2

Full name: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.

is for Lamar Jackson

Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He played college football at Louisville where he won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and was unanimously selected as an All-American as a sophomore in 2016. 

is for Major Taylor

Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor was an American professional cyclist. Born and raised in Indianapolis, where he worked in in bicycle shops and began racing multiple distances in the track and road disciplines of cycling. 

Born: November 26, 1878, Indianapolis, IN

Died: June 21, 1932, Chicago, IL

Other name: Worcester Whirlwind

Discipline: Track cycling

Quote: Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.

is for Nathaniel Clifton

Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton was an American multi-sport athlete best known as one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association.

Born: October 13, 1922, Little Rock, AR

Died: August 31, 1990, Chicago, IL

Height: 6 8

Points: 5,444 (10.0 ppg)

Position: Center

is for O. J. Simpson

Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson, nicknamed The Juice, is an American former running back, broadcaster, actor, advertising spokesman, and convicted robber. Simpson attended the University of Southern California, where he played football for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. 

Born: July 9, 1947 (age 71 years), San Francisco, CA

Height: 6 1

is for patrick mahomes

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Pat Mahomes. He initially played college football and college baseball at Texas Tech University.