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Who was the first African American coach to lead a professional sport's team to a championship?
Depends on what sport ur talking about.
Where did John B mclendon accomplish his sport?
He was the first African-American to coach basketball at a dominantly white university.
How did the first African Americans in sports affect American history?
Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player of the 20th century, which broke the color line so that other African Americans could play in the MLB. Michael Jordan, possibly the best player in NBA history turned the game into a popular sport.
What lead Jackie Robinson to be famous?
He broke the race barrier and was the first African American to play in a professional sport in the U.S.
What sport does tydia Pickett play?
Tydia Pickett is a Track and Field Athlete, the first African-American woman to be in the Olympics in 1932.
Who was the first African American football player at univ of Tennessee?
What do you mean by "Tennessee"? The Tennessee Titans? Or the University of Tennessee? If the University, what sport?
Who was the first African American to play any major league sport?
Jackie Robinson. He played baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Which sport is considered the first American sport?
baseball
Which African American leader helped desegregate the sport of baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What was Jackie Robinson famous for?
In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and was the first African American to play major league baseball. A member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson was the first African American to break a record in the Negro league and was one of the best African-American baseball players in history (even though in college, baseball had been his 'worst sport'). Robinson also won an NCAA Championship in the long jump at UCLA in 1940.
What sports was invented by African-Americans?
ToccerThe first sport known to be invented by a black person in America is the sport of "toccer." Toccer was invented by Ron Bronson in 2004.Toccer is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world and is the first racquet played on a field, rather than a court.It is the first field sport in the United States invented by an African-American.Here is more info from others:In fact, it was an African-American cowboy named Bill Pickett who, while working cattle on a central Texas ranch in 1903, invented the sport of "bulldogging," where a cowboy leaps from his horse to take the "bull by the horns" and force it to the ground. He became the first African-American cowboy inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame.Toccer is the first field sport invented by an American black person. He also invented the sport of viperball, which is a indoor full contact version of the sport.After playing the game informally, the counselor, named Ron Bronson, Jr., wrote the sport's rules and the game spread. Toccer is the first known field sport to be invented by an African-American. The sport later spawned the development of a new sport called Viperball.The game was first played at Camp Awosting, on Bantam Lake near Morris, Connecticut, the oldest private summer camp in continuous operation in the United States. The game was created by a tennis counselor who wanted to play during rain or shine, but using tennis racquets and a tennis ball.
Who is Marshall Major Taylor?
Major Taylor was an American cyclist who was the world champion in one mile track cycling in 1899, 1900, and 1901. He was the first African American world champion in the sport of cycling.
