African Americans and Latino Americans have played an increasingly
significant role in the ongoing saga of American sports-and not
just in popular sports like basketball and baseball. This is the
first comprehensive, multisport biographical resource to
concentrate exclusively on the accomplishments, achievements, and
personal struggles of notable African American and Latino American
athletes of the last quarter century. A total of 175 important
contemporary athletes-113 African Americans and 62 Latino
Americans-are profiled. Most made significant contributions to
their sport since 1990. Athletes include Roberto Alomar, Oscar De
La Hoya, Forence Griffith Joyner, Evander Holyfield, Michael
Johnson, Michael Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ray Lewis, Sammy
Sosa, Serena and Venus Williams, Tiger Woods, and many more.
Eighteen sports, from baseball to bobsledding, are covered. The
profiles of the men and women include personal background
information and athletic career achievements through 2002. Each
athletic career is traced, including entrance into sport, major
accomplishments, records set, awards and honors, and overall
impact. Quotations from the athletes enrich each profile.
Bibliographies and photos complement the entries.
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