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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Taylor Rooks

1992–

Taylor Rooks (born May 22, 1992) is an American sports journalist and broadcaster. She appears on Thursday Night Football (on Prime Video), Bleacher Report and TNT Sports. Before joining the Turner networks, she was a host, reporter, and correspondent at…

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Sports

Taylor Smith

1993–

Taylor Nicole Smith (born December 1, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player. Smith played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins and helped the team to its first-ever national title in 2013. She played eight seasons in the National Women's…

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Sports

Taylor Townsend

1996–

Taylor Townsend (born April 16, 1996) is an American professional tennis player, who specializes in doubles. She became world No. 1 in women's doubles on July 28, 2025.

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Sports & Achievement

Taylor Trammell

1997–

Taylor Walter-Lee Trammell ( truh-MEL; born September 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New…

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Arts & Performance

Taylour Paige

1990–

Taylour Paige-Angulo (née Paige; born October 5, 1990) is an American actress. She received recognition for starring in the VH1 sports drama series Hit the Floor (2013–2016) and the comedy drama film Jean of the Joneses (2016). Her breakthrough role was…

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Sports

Tayo Adaramola

2003–

Omotayo Daniel "Tayo" Adaramola (born 14 November 2003) is an Irish footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge and the Republic of Ireland.

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Sports

Tayo Edun

1998–

Adetayo Oluwatosin Olusegun Adio Aduramigba Iretioluwa Edun (born 14 May 1998), better known as Tayo Edun, is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for EFL League One club Stockport County.

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Sports

Teal Bunbury

1990–

Teal Alexander Bunbury (born February 27, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, he played for the United States national team.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Team USA

2005-2006

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A poster depicting people participating in Winter Olympic events. The sports depicted at the top are the luge, speed skating and snowboarding. The sports depicted at center are the biathlon, alpine skiing, and speed skating. The ports depicted at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.151.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Team USA basketball jersey worn by Clyde Drexler

1992

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Basketball jersey worn by Clyde Drexler in 1992 for Tournament of the Americas. The jersey is primarily white, and has red, white, and blue lateral panels and accents around the neck and arm openings. The Champion logo is in the upper proper left corner.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.94
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Team USA bobsledding suit worn by Vonetta Flowers

2001

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Team USA bobsledding suit worn by Vonetta Flowers. The one-piece suit is red and blue with white details. The hood and upper body portion of the suit are red and the waist, legs, and sleeves are blue. There is a red zipper going down the front of the suit,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.67.1
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Team USA bobsledding suit worn by Vonetta Flowers

1999-2006

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Team USA bobsledding suit worn by Vonetta Flowers. The one-piece suit is made of a red and blue shiny material. The hood, body, and legs are blue, and the sleeves are red. There is a blue zipper going down the front of the suit, from the top of the neck…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.67.2
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Team USA Olympic uniform shorts worn by Tommie Smith

1968

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These white athletic shorts were worn by Tommie Smith while competing in events representing Team USA at the 1968 Olympic Games. The shorts are made from a white synthetic fabric with red, white, and blue striped woven tape sewn along the outer side seams…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.231.1.2
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Team USA Olympic uniform singlet worn by Tommie Smith

1968

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This navy blue singlet was worn by Tommie Smith while competing in events representing Team USA at the 1968 Olympic Games. The sleeveless scoop neck jersey is made from navy blue synthetic fiber. Red fabric letters outlined in white fabric reading "U S A"…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.231.1.1
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ensembles (costume)

Team USA warm-up suit worn by Tommie Smith at 1968 Olympics

1968

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Warm-up track suit worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.231.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Ted A. Wright

1901–1974

Theodore A. Wright Sr. (September 20, 1901 – February 14, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Western University in Quindaro, Kansas (1926), Talladega…

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Sports

Ted Alexander

1912–1999

Theodore Roosevelt Alexander (September 15, 1912 – March 6, 1999) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Ted Blunt

1943–2024

Theodore Blunt (March 22, 1943 – January 11, 2024) was an American politician, educator, and athlete. Blunt's political career in the state of Delaware included serving 16 years as a Wilmington District Councilman and 8 years as city council president. He…

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Sports & Achievement

Ted Chambers

1900–1992

James T. "Ted" Chambers (November 6, 1900 – April 14, 1992) was an American football and soccer coach. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1944, compiling a record of 1–4. He also began the…

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Inventions

Ted Corbitt

1919–2007

Ted Corbitt (January 31, 1919 – December 12, 2007) was an American long-distance runner. The first African-American to run the marathon at the Summer Olympics (the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland) and the founding president of New York Road Runners,…

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Sports & Achievement

Ted Cottrell

1947–

Theodore John Cottrell (born June 13, 1947) is an American football coach and former player. He was formerly the defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, and the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League…

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Sports

Ted Ford

1947–2025

Theodore Henry Ford (February 7, 1947 – September 15, 2025) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers from 1970 to 1973.

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Sports & Achievement

Ted Gilmore

1967–

Theodore I. Gilmore (born March 21, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the tight ends coach at Michigan State University. While Gilmore has coached tight ends previously at the University of Kansas in 2000, most of…

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Sports

Ted Kimbro

1895–1918

Ted Kimbro (September 8, 1895 – September 29, 1918) was an American Negro league baseball infielder in the 1910s.

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