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Welcome to the Weekend Obots! The last athlete we want to highlight for the week is a trailblazer in skating. Mabel Fairbanks Mabel was born in New York City on November 14, 1916. As a young girl in the 1930s, Fairbanks discovered her lifetime … [Read more...]
TGIF POU! Today's highlights are an HBCU team that made history in lacrosse and an heir from that team. The 1975 Morgan State Bears Lacrosse Team The Morgan State University Lacrosse Bears was the only lacrosse team established to play … [Read more...]
Happy Hump Day Obots! Today we highlight a golfing extraordinaire. Ann Gregory It is an unfortunate oversight that when great female players are cited, it is rare for Ann Gregory to be mentioned. She literally changed the complexion of golf. … [Read more...]
Good Morning POU! Most of us know of the great Satchel Paige, but there was another pitcher that had a fastball that may have been even faster. Will "Cannonball" Jackman William Jackman could be one of the greatest pitchers in the history of … [Read more...]
Good Morning POU! This week I'm highlighting amazing athletes that receive little to no recognition in the history books and in some cases, in the sport they played, although their accomplishments are largely unparalleled. Marshall "Major" … [Read more...]
On June 15, 1971, Cheryl White became the first black female jockey. She was also the first woman at a major track to win five throroughbred races. In 1991, after passing the California Horse Racing Board's Steward examination, she began serving as a … [Read more...]
The game was called "Rescue." After sitting under the horse track rails playing in the dirt and watching his father exercise horses, DeShawn Parker, 4 or 5 years old at the time, would stand beside a towering horse. His father, Daryl, would yell, … [Read more...]
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