Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The son of a former NBA player, Stephen “Steph” Curry has basketball in his blood.Curry, the starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors basketball team, is among the most famous Black ...
Details of the history of black players in professional American football depend on the professional football league considered, which includes the National Football League (NFL); the American Football League (AFL), a rival league from 1960 through 1969 which eventually merged with the NFL; and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which existed from 1946 to 1949.
* Major League Baseball recognizes Curt Roberts as the Pirates' first Black player; however, Carlos Bernier of Puerto Rico, also a Black man, debuted on April 22, 1953. [5] ‡ Thompson and Irvin broke in with the Giants during the same game on July 8, 1949. Thompson was the starting third baseman, and Irvin pinch hit in the eighth. [1]
Black NHL players Nat. Name Birthplace Pos Seasons Teams Played Ethnicity Ref Akim Aliu: Okene, Nigeria: RW: 2011–2013: CGY: Nigerian-Ukrainian [1] Darren Archibald:
In the early 1970s, as the numbers and capital of African American players grew, Abdul-Jabbar, along with many NBA Black players, grew fed up with white Americans’ restricted expectations of ...
Famous Black NFL players who shaped the league. Many talented and accomplished Black athletes have left a mark on the league. But there are a few famous Black NFL players who have made an ...
By the 1950s, enough black talent had integrated into the formerly "white" leagues (both major and minor) that the Negro leagues themselves had become a minor league circuit. Below is a list of 52 players who played for major Negro league teams up to 1950 and eventually saw playing time for a Major League team.
Carmelo Anthony - professional basketball player, (African-American mother) [22] [23] Greg Anthony - retired professional basketball player; Cole Anthony - basketball player (African American father) Nate Archibald - former professional basketball player; Jim Ard - former professional basketball player; Gilbert Arenas - retired professional ...