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1954–1986
Flora Jean Hyman (July 31, 1954 – January 24, 1986) was an American volleyball player. She was an Olympic silver medalist and played professional volleyball in Japan. Hyman was the most popular volleyball player in the world due to her talent and charisma.…
1959–1998
Known as Flo-Jo, Griffith Joyner won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and her 100m and 200m records still stand.
1948–
Floyd A. Keith (born August 22, 1948) is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard University from 1979 to 1982 and at the University of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1999, compiling a career college football record of…
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Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer and boxing promoter. He is undefeated at 50–0.
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Floyd Joy Mayweather Sr. (born October 19, 1952) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1990. Fighting at welterweight during the 1970s and 1980s, Mayweather Sr.
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Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win…
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Floyd Kinnard Rayford (born July 27, 1957) is an American retired professional baseball player. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals. He primarily played third base and catcher during his…
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Floyd Andrew Robinson (born May 9, 1935) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1960–1966), Cincinnati Reds (1967), and the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox (1968). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
1964–
Floyd Everett Youmans (born May 11, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1985–89. He is one of the players dealt by the New York Mets to the Montreal Expos for Hall…
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Folarin Jerry Balogun (born July 3, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the United States national team. Balogun began his career at the Arsenal Academy, and was promoted to the first team in 2020. He…
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Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is a former indoor volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won gold…
2002-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne pair of blue and white size 12 1/2 Reebok football cleats worn by Emmitt Smith. Shoes have minor scuffing at the toe and lower third of the leather. Both shoes have the number 22 written in black marker at the heel. Text on outsole of both shoes reads…
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a deflated white and brown Wilson football with white lacing. On the white side is text in black letters that reads "EDDIE ROBINSON GETS 324TH WIN/ GRAMBLING 27 VS PRARIE [sic] VIEW 7/ COTTON BOWL STADIUM/ DALLAS TEXAS 10 - 5-85." On a brown side…
1990-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA football helmet worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Helmet is covered with nicks and abrasions from impacts. Helmet is size 7 1/4 and was made by Riddell. There is a blue and white star decal on both sides. Shield-shaped sticker at…
1985-1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green Philadelphia Eagles football helmet. The outershell of the helmet is green with a sticker of a silver and white wing adhered on the left and right sides. The helmet has a gray faceguard and a white chin strap. At the bottom left side of the helmet…
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA San Francisco 49ers football jersey from 2014, size 42, signed by #7 Colin Kaepernick. Jersey is red, 88-91% nylon and 9-12% spandex (depending on panel). Numbering and name are stitched on in white fabric. Jersey is signed on back along the number 7:…
1985-1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white and green Philiadelphia Eagles football jersey worn and signed by Cris Carter. The number 80 is printed in green ink and outlined in black ink on the middle of the front and the back of the jersey. Carter's signature is written in black ink on the…
2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFootball jersey worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. The jersey is blue with white sleeves. White stars with blue and white trim are stiched on at the shoulders, and white numbers [22] with blue and white trim are stiched on the front…
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a group of children running through the gate of the National Zoological Park. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
November 27, 1930
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA football program for a game between Muskogee's Manual Training High versus Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School on Thanksgiving Day, 1930. The cover of the program is black ink on brown paper and has the game information and a sketch of a football…
November 8, 1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA football program for the 1946 game between Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School "Hornets" and the Oklahoma City "Trojans". The cover of the program has black ink on brown paper and the interior has black ink on white paper. The cover has a sketch of…
November 24, 1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA football program for a game between the Booker T. Washington High School "Hornets" and Manual Training High School held on Thanksgiving, 1932. The cover of the program is beige and has black ink. The cover has information about the game and a sketch of a…
November 24, 1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA football program for a game between the Booker T. Washington High School "Hornets" and Manual Training High School held on Thanksgiving, 1932. The cover of the program is beige and has black ink. The cover has information about the game and a sketch of a…
1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA football program for a game between the Booker T. Washington High School "Hornets" and Kansas Vocational School held on Armistice Day, 1932. The cover has the information about the game and the back of the program has a scorebox and a quote.
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