Simone Biles of the United States performs on the Balance Beam during the Women's Team Final on day two of the 45th Artistic Gymnastics World...
Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at...
Charlotte Bobcats Owner Robert L. Johnson looks on during the expansion draft on June 22, 2004 at the Founders Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina....
Ozzie Newsome, Baltimore Ravens general manager during Jonathan Ogden retirement press conference at Ravens training facility on June 12, 2008 in...
Dominique Dawes performs on the Balance Beam during the compulsory''s at the USA Gymnastics National Championships. Dawes, the Olympic hopeful, is in...
Portrait of American basketball player Sheryl Swoopes as she poses against a white background, a basketball in her hands, New York, New York, 1990s.
Referee Johnny Grier signals touchdown during a game between the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 23, 2001 in...
Quarterback Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins fields questions during Media Day for Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos at Jack Murphy...
Arthur Ashe victorious with trophy after winning Finals match vs USA Jimmy Connors at All England Club. London, England 7/7/1975 CREDIT: Tony Triolo
Lee Elder walks with his caddie during the 1975 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 1975 in Augusta, Georgia.
Emlen Tunnell of the New York Giants is from Iowa, 30 years old, 183 lbs. And 6'1". Now in his eighth season, Em hasn't missed being in the Giants...
American sportscaster Brent Musburger interviews former professional basketball player and head coach Bill Russell on the court during a basketball...
Charles Sifford of Los Angeles raises his putter jubilantly in the air after defeating South Africa's Harold Henning in a sudden death playoff during...
Racer Wendell Scott waves from his car, Jacksonville, Florida, December 1, 1963. On this day, he won the 200-mile event at Jacksonville Speedway, his...
The three winners of the Ladies 200 metre final at the Rome Olympics, 6th September 1960. From left to right, Britain's Dorothy Hyman , the USA's...
View of Canadian hockey player Willie O'Ree of the San Diego Hawks on the ice during a game in the 1978-1979 season....
Althea Gibson poses with her tennis racket in the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York. She is the first African American woman or man to...
Earl Lloyd of the Syracuse Nationals poses for a portrait circa 1950 in Syracuse, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees...
New York Yanks quarterback George Taliaferro, 1949 Rookie of The Year, runs on the field, carrying a football, circa 1949.
Composite of images of track star Jesse Owens showing sprinting positions from start to full stride, June 18, 1935.
Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, 1908 . Nicknamed the 'Galveston Giant', Jack Johnson became world champion in 1908...
Portrait of American cyclist and World Champion Major Taylor as he poses with his bicycle, 1899. Taylor was the first African-American to become an...
Boxer George "Little Chocolate" Dixon poses for a portrait circa-1890. Dixon was the first black world boxing champion in any weight class. Dixon was...