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1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Young men boxing, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Young men getting ready to box, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Young men wrestling in front of a crowd during a festival in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
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Young Peter Jackson (31 October 1877 – 14 September 1923) was a boxer active between 1895 and 1914. During his career, he was able to achieve victories over some of the most storied fighters of all-time, including Sam Langford, Barbados Joe Walcott,…
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Young Peter Jackson (April 15, 1912 – April 9, 1979) was an African American boxer active from 1929 to 1939. Born Peter Martin in Los Angeles, California, he renamed himself in honor of the great colored heavyweight champ Peter Jackson and the welterweight…
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Youngman (born Simon Smith) is a British urban MC and vocalist signed to Shy FX’s label Digital Soundboy Records. He has been awarded MistaJam’s Jam Hot, Zane Lowe’s Next Hype and Annie Mac’s record of the week. Son of Simon “Bassline” Smith, Youngman grew…
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Yunus Dimoara Musah (born November 29, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan. He also plays for the United States national team. An alumnus of Arsenal's Hale End academy, Musah began his…
1979–
Fernand Yves Jabouin (born May 30, 1979) is a retired Haitian-Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1988–
Yves Ulysse Jr. (born July 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at two editions of the World Championships in 2011 and 2013, both at light welterweight.
1985–
Yvette Lewis (born March 16, 1985) is a German-born American track and field athlete who competes for Panama in the 100 meter hurdles and the triple jump. She represented the United States in international competition until October 2012 when switched to…
1951–
Yvonne Saunders-Mondesire (born 9 October 1951) is a Canadian former track and field athlete. A versatile athlete, she competed in women's pentathlon, long jump, high jump, 400 metres and 800 metres. She competed internationally for Canada, Jamaica, and…
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Zabdiel Judah (born October 27, 1977) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2019. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed championship at welterweight in 2005, and the lineal…
1988–
Zac Etheridge (born July 6, 1988) is an American professional football coach who is the cornerbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach at…
1997–
Zachery Louis McGraw (born June 8, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer team Portland Timbers. Born in the United States, he plays for the Canada national team.
1992–
Zachary Orr (born June 9, 1992) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is currently the linebackers coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Previously, he served as the defensive coordinator for…
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Zach Thornton (born October 10, 1973) is an American soccer player who is goalkeeping coach for Chicago Fire FC. A goalkeeper, he spent 16 seasons in Major League Soccer with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars (1996–97), Chicago Fire (1998–2006), Colorado…
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Zackary Thomas Steffen (born April 2, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. Steffen began his youth career with West Chester United before joining the Philadelphia Union in…
1957–
Zack Valentine (born May 29, 1957) is an American former professional football player who played linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. As a rookie, he won a Super Bowl ring…
1976–
Zahir Raheem (born November 7, 1976) is an American boxer. Known as "King Raheem", his current professional record stands at 35 wins, 3 losses with 21 knockouts.
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Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born Donald A. Smith; April 7, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Don Smith until he changed his name when he converted to Islam in 1976. Abdul-Aziz starred for the Iowa State Cyclones in college…
2007–
Zaila Avant-garde is an American speller, basketball player, and juggler. She won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She is the first African-American contestant to win the bee and is the second Black winner, after Jamaica's Jody-Anne Maxwell.
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Zak Kennedy Jules (born 7 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor. He was born in Islington, England, but has represented Scotland at all levels from under-17 to under-21. Jules began his career at…
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Zakariya Shakeel Lovelace (born 23 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Millwall.
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Zakiya Abeni Bywaters (born July 24, 1991) is an American former soccer player. She played as a forward and midfielder for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She also played for the United States national under-23 team.
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