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Jabo Oshevire Michael Ibehre (born 28 January 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. Ibehre made over 200 appearances for Leyton Orient between 2000 and 2008, before moving onto Walsall. A successful season with Walsall…
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Jacen Rex Orlando Russell-Rowe (born September 13, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the Canada national team.
2001–
Jacious Sears (born 11 August 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She is the reigning American champion over 60 metres having won the title at the 2026 USA Indoor Championships and was the silver medalist in the 60…
Biography
Jack Bush is an American football coach. He currently serves as the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Bush served as the head football coach at Central State University…
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Elmer Claybourne (March 8, 1910 – January 7, 1960) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jack Claybourne.
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Jack Justin Crawford (born 7 September 1988) is an English former professional American football defensive end. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft.…
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Jack Rafe Flaherty (, born October 15, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
1878–1946
Johnson won the title in 1908 and defended it against a series of "great white hope" challengers, becoming a defiant symbol of Black achievement amid fierce racial backlash.
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John Edward London (13 January 1905 – 2 May 1966) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Born in British Guiana, now Guyana, he won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He was the second Black British…
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Jack 'Boss' Marshall (May 11, 1893 – May 11, 1961) was an American Negro leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first several seasons. Marshall was pitching for the Tennessee Rats by…
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Lavern Jack Pierce (June 2, 1949 – September 13, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. Pierce played in parts of three seasons in the majors from 1973 until 1975 with the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers.
1962–
Jack Warren Pierce (born September 23, 1962, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey) is an American former hurdling athlete Raised in Woodbury, New Jersey, he graduated Woodbury High School in 1980. He attended the Morgan State University on a track scholarship. He…
1921–1976
Jack S. Brayboy (May 2, 1921 – September 1, 1976) was an American football player, coach, teacher, and university administrator, all at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brayboy was a three time "Negro All-American" and was…
ca. 2016-2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA red and black jacket costume worn by Simone Missick as the character Misty Knight on the episode 'Wig Out' (203) of Marvel’s television series “Luke Cage.” This Charles River Apparel polyester jacket is part of Misty’s boxing costume. It features a black…
1961–
Jackie Beard (born September 10, 1961) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1995, twice challenging for the WBA super featherweight title between 1989 and 1990. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games…
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Jackie Bradley Jr. (born April 19, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder and sports broadcaster.
1962–
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, née Joyner, (born March 3, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in both the heptathlon and long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at four different Olympic Games.…
1961–
Jacqueline “Jackie” McCarthy O'Brien is a former Irish International football and rugby player. She played forward for Republic of Ireland women's national football team. McCarthy O'Brien represented Ireland 13 times each in soccer (1981–1993) and rugby…
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After playing for the Montreal Royals, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and changed professional baseball and American public life.
1949
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print is a family portrait of Jackie Robinson and his wife, Rachel Robinson, and their son, Jackie Robinson, Jr. The family sits on brick steps which lead to a bricked landing and window-paned door. Rachel sits closest to the camera on…
1950–2002
Jackie Eugene Walker (April 14, 1950 – December 5, 2002) was an American football linebacker who played for the University of Tennessee from 1969 to 1971. A two-time All-American, he was the first black captain of a Southeastern Conference squad. Walker…
1997–
Jackson Rowe (born July 1, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Ligat HaAl. He played college basketball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
1997–
Jacob Kwame Berkeley-Agyepong (born 29 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team.
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Jacob Samuel Brown (born 10 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or wing-back for EFL League One club Reading. Brown started his career with Barnsley, making his professional debut in October 2016. After spending time out on loan…
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