SANDY KOZEL
On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe defeated the heavily favored Jimmy Connors to became the first African-American male ever to win Wimbledon, the most coveted championship in tennis.
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr.
(July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993)
After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and
sociology from Eureka College in 1932. Ronald Reagan took
a job in Davenport, Iowa, as a sports broadcaster for four
football games in the Big Ten Conference. He then worked
for WHO radio in Des Moines as a broadcaster for the
Chicago Cubs.
His specialty was creating play-by-play accounts of games
using only basic descriptions that the station received by
wire as the games were in progress
(Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024)
Willie Mays was a professional baseball center fielder. Regarded
as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind
only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The
Sporting News and ESPN. Mays played in the National League
between 1951 and 1973 for the New York / San Francisco Giants
and New York Mets.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Lou Gehrig smacks a double against the White Sox in 1938.
A Pacific Northwest sports legend, Baseball Hall of Famer and
former Seattle Mariner, Ken Griffey Jr., will drive the 2024
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray pace car the 108th running of the
Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26.
