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Seen here, he was one of the first U.S. athletes to speak out against South Africa's apartheid laws |
Arthur Ashe
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$600 |
J |
MORE THAN AN ATHLETE |
2016-12-26 |
#7431 |
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Only African American to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon |
Arthur Ashe
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$600 |
J |
MEDAL OF FREEDOM ATHLETES |
2012-01-12 |
#6289 |
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In 1965 this African American with an alliterative name won the singles & doubles college tennis titles |
Arthur Ashe
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$2,000 |
DJ |
COLLEGE SPORTS |
2011-10-11 |
#6222 |
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"First Black man to win... Australian Open... and Wimbledon singles titles" |
Arthur Ashe
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$800 |
J |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ALMANACLISTINGS |
2007-04-04 |
#5203 |
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(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island) His "Days of Grace" include July 5, 1975 when he became the first African-American male to win the Wimbledon singles title |
Arthur Ashe
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$1,200 |
DJ |
SPORTS STARS |
2004-02-05 |
#4474 |
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The first U.S. tennis player to win $100,000 in a year, in 1975 he became the first black man to win at Wimbledon |
Arthur Ashe
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$200 |
J |
SPORTS STARS |
1999-10-13 |
#3473 |
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The new 23,500-seat U.S. Tennis Open Stadium is named for this star who died February 6, 1993 |
Arthur Ashe
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$200 |
DJ |
SPORTS |
1997-10-03 |
#3010 |
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In 1975 this American became the first Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title |
Arthur Ashe
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$200 |
J |
SPORTS |
1995-03-10 |
#2430 |
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In 1992 this black tennis star was named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated |
Arthur Ashe
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$200 |
J |
SPORTS |
1994-05-04 |
#2238 |
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Va. governor Douglas Wilder eulogized this tennis legend who died in 1993 |
Arthur Ashe
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$300 |
J |
SPORTS |
1993-12-17 |
#2140 |
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After retiring from tennis, he wrote "A Hard Road to Glory", a study of African-American athletes |
Arthur Ashe
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$500 |
J |
SPORTS FIGURES |
1992-05-28 |
#1799 |