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1980–
Byron Tremain Dawson (born February 9, 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Centenary College of Louisiana, a position he has held since 2022. He is the Gentlemen's first football coach following the return of the…
1980–
Byron Earl Gettis (born March 13, 1980) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Gettis graduated from Cahokia Senior High School in 1998, and was signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent that same year.…
1911–2005
Byron Emmerson Johnson (September 16, 1911 – September 24, 2005), also known as Mex Johnson, was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues. His nickname came from a hat he wore as a child which looked like a sombrero. Born in Little…
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Byron Antron Leftwich (born January 14, 1980) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, winning MAC Most Valuable…
1973–
Byron Deangelo-Tarone Mitchell (born October 31, 1973) is an American former professional boxer who fought from 1996 to 2012. He was the Lineal and two-time WBA super middleweight champion, winning the titles in 1999 and 2001.
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Byron Curtis Moore (born 24 August 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward and has also been utilised as a wing-back. He plays for Northern Premier League Division One West club Nantwich Town. A graduate of the Crewe Alexandra…
1995–
Byron Robinson (born May 10, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He holds a personal record of 48.58 seconds for the event. He was the runner-up at the United States Olympic Trials in 2016.
1964–
Byron Samuels (born May 3, 1964) is a former college basketball head coach. He was previously the head coach for Florida A&M University. Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Samuels played college basketball at UNC Asheville. A forward, Samuels…
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Bryan Jesús Kelly (born August 20, 1981), better known by the ring name Byron Saxton, is an American professional wrestling commentator, ring announcer, and former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a backstage interviewer on…
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Byron Antom Scott (born March 28, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a role player, Scott won three NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era…
1977–
Byron Douglas Thweatt (born March 21, 1978) is an American former professional football player and college football coach. He was the head football coach Virginia State University in 2015. Thweatt played collegiately as a linebacker at the University of…
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Claudius B. Claiborne is an American professor and former basketball player who was the first African-American to play on the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. Claiborne grew up in Danville, Virginia where he attended John M. Langston High School.…
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Ulysses "C. C." Grant (born c. 1966) is an American college football coach and former baseball coach. He is the head football coach for the United States Coast Guard Academy, a position he has held since 2020. He previously was an assistant coach for…
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Christian Devont'a Pelham (born February 21, 1995) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
1968–2021
Cottrell James Hunter III (December 14, 1968 – November 28, 2021) was an American shot putter, coach, and the 1999 World Champion. Hunter is well known for his involvement in the BALCO scandal and as the former spouse of sprinter Marion Jones.
1996–
Christoper McCall "C. J." Sanders (born September 18, 1996) is an American former college football wide receiver and child actor. Sanders has had acting roles in several Hollywood movies and television shows.
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Charles "CJ" Nana Kwabena Sapong (; born December 27, 1988) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Born in Manassas, Virginia, Sapong was part of the D.C. United youth academy before playing college soccer for the James…
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Clifford "C. J." Spiller Jr. (born August 5, 1987) is an American football coach and former running back and return specialist who is currently the running backs coach at Clemson University. He previously served as a graduate intern at Clemson in 2020.…
1901–1989
James connected Caribbean history, anti-colonial politics, literature and sport in influential works including The Black Jacobins.
1952–
Columbus Lorenzo Whittington (born August 1, 1952) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a defensive back for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). Whittington served as the head football coach at…
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Claude Randolph Taylor was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tillotson College—now a part of Huston–Tillotson…
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Charlaine Vivian Stringer (born March 16, 1948) is an American former basketball coach. She holds one of the best coaching records in the history of women's basketball. She was the head coach of the Rutgers University women's basketball team from 1995…
Biography
Cabral Richards, better known as Cabbie Richards, is a Canadian sports television personality who is best known for his time on SportsCentre on TSN, a Canadian sports cable television network.
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Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 27 March 1981), known as Cacau (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈkaw], German: [kaˈkaʊ];), is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented Germany at international level. Cacau…
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