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Sports

Chester Frazier

1986–

Chester Frazier (born April 14, 1986) is an American college basketball coach from Baltimore, Maryland currently serving as an associate head coach at Virginia Tech.

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Sports & Achievement

Chester Rogers

1994–

Chester Rogers (born January 12, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an…

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Chet Brewer

1907–1990

Chester Arthur Brewer (January 14, 1907 – March 26, 1990) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Negro league baseball.

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Sports

Chet Lemon

1955–2025

Chester Earl Lemon (February 12, 1955 – May 8, 2025) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), beginning with the Chicago White Sox in 1975, where he played for six years.

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Sports & Achievement

Chet Trail

1944–

Chester Borner Trail (born January 19, 1944) is an American former professional baseball infielder and clergyman. He was a phantom ballplayer, as he never appeared in any games while on the active player roster of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. He was…

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Sports & Achievement

Cheta Emba

1993–

Cheta Emba (born July 16, 1993) is an American rugby union player. She has competed for the United States in the 2017 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups. She has also represented the U.S. women's sevens team in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Sports

Cheyanne Evans-Gray

1998–

Cheyanne Evans-Gray (born 15 July 1998) is a British sprinter, who won the 60 metres event at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships, and came third in the same event in 2025. She has been the British Universities and Colleges Sport record holder…

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Sports

Cheye Alexander

1995–

Cheye Christian Alexander (born 6 January 1995) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Born in England, he played for the Saint Lucia national team. A former West Ham United Academy graduate, he spent the 2013–14 season with Port…

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Sports & Achievement

Cheyna Matthews

1993–

Cheyna Lee Matthews (née Williams; born 10 November 1993) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, she represented Jamaica internationally.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
digital images

Chicago, 1991

1991

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An image of Michael Jordan dribbling a basketball. He is wearing his Chicago Bulls jersey. The image is reflected and repeated that has a mirrored effect on each side of the central shot of Jordan.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.164.18
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Chicago Bears jersey worn by Gale Sayers

1963-1973

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Game-worn and signed Chicago Bears jersey worn by Gale Sayers. The white jersey is made of a thin, slightly see-through material. It has a navy-blue trim around the neckline. There is a navy number “40” outlined in orange and sewn onto the front of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.91.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1937

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Chicago Relays first place medal for the 50 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The gold medal is round and is attached to two (2) round jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a semicircular band of relief text at the top that reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.31
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1937

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Chicago Relays second place medal for the 40 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red ribbon attached to a medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.32
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1938

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Chicago Relays third place medal for the 40 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1938. The copper toned medal is round and is attached to two (2) round jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a semicircular band of relief text at the top that…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.33
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Sports & Achievement

Chico Walker

1957–

Cleotha "Chico" Walker (born November 25, 1957) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or parts of 11 seasons spanning from 1980 to 1993. Listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m)…

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Sports

Chiedozie Ogbene

1997–

Chiedozie Somkelechukwu Ogbene (born 1 May 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Lincoln City on loan from Premier League club Ipswich Town, and the Republic of Ireland national team. Ogbene began his…

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Sports

Chief Aiken

1893–1965

Walter Henry "Chief" Aiken (January 31, 1893 – December 14, 1965) was an American college football coach, athletics administrator, and real estate developer. He served as the head football coach at both Atlanta University and Clark College in Atlanta,…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Children playing soccer in the street

2000-02-04

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Children playing soccer in the street. Original Carousel number, 14, slide number, 14.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1688
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Sports

Chili Davis

1960–

Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from 1981 to 1999 for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–1990,…

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Film & Television

Chilly Willy

1969–

William Jones (born September 24, 1969) is an American retired professional wrestler and former United States Army soldier, better known by his ring name Chilly Willy. He is best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 2000 to 2001.

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Sports

Chinyelu Asher

1993–

Chinyelu Bessum Asher (born 20 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Chioma Igwe

1986–

Chioma Nisa Igwe (born July 21, 1986) is an American former soccer midfielder. The San Mateo, California native is a former member of the United States U-20 women's national soccer team. From the 2011/12 until 2014/15 she played in the German Bundesliga…

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Sports

Chioma Ubogagu

1992–

Chioma Grace Ubogagu (born 10 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity. A former United States youth international, she represented England at senior level. She previously played…

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Chip Hooper

1958–

Chip Hooper (born October 24, 1958) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-handed Hooper reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 17 in April 1982 Hooper played…

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