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Sports

O'Brian Gibbons

1970–

Keith O'Brian Gibbons (born 1 November 1970) is a retired Canadian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Gibbons became Canadian 200 metre champion in 1998. He competed at the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1997 World Championships, the 1999 World Indoor…

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Sports

O. J. Simpson

1947–2024

Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), nicknamed "the Juice", was an American football player, actor, and media personality. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons—nine with the Buffalo Bills—and is regarded as one…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

O J Simpson speaking at a Washington D. C. Church located at 9th and O Streets N W.

October, 1979

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A black-and-white photograph of O. J. Simpson. He is wearing a suit and is speaking into a microphone. A smiling woman stands to his right. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.294
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Sports

O'Koyea Dickson

1990–

O'Koyea Dickson (born February 9, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2017 season, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional…

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Military

O'Neal Pullen

1892–1944

O'Neal Pullen (September 8, 1892 – April 19, 1944) was an American Negro league catcher for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Baltimore Black Sox in the early 1920s. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Pullen served in the US Army in France in the 509th Colored…

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Sports & Achievement

O'Neal Tutein

1943–2010

O'Neal Phillip Tutein (February 26, 1943 – October 7, 2010) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Fordham University from 1981 to 1985, 20–32, compiled a record of 20–32. Tutein attended George W. Wingate High School in…

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Sports

O'Shaquie Foster

1993–

O'Shaquie Dominique Williams Foster ( oh-SHAH-ki; born September 17, 1993) is an American professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion having held the title since November 2024. He also previously held the…

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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Oakland Athletics batting helmet worn by Rickey Henderson

1991

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An Oakland Athletics batting helmet worn by Rickey Henderson. The hard, plastic helmet is green with a yellow brim. There is a white “A’s” logo sticker in the center front of the helmet. There is a signature in black ink on the brim of the hat. It reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.66.2
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Sports & Achievement

Obea Moore

1979–

William Obea Moore (born January 10, 1979) is a former American sprinter. Particularly excelling in the 400 metres, Moore held the World Youth Best in this event for nearly 24 years. He was expected to be the next great American quarter miler, to follow…

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Sports

Obed Cétoute

1983–

Obed Cétoute (born January 7, 1983) is a Canadian former professional football wide receiver. He was drafted in the fourth round with the 31st pick in the 2006 CFL draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 27, 2007.

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History & Culture

Obeng Tabi

2000–

Obeng Tabi Amponsah (born October 28, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for CS St-Laurent in Ligue1 Québec.

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Sports

Obie Walker

1911–1989

Obie Walker (September 19, 1911 – May 23, 1989), born Obie Dia Walker in Cochran, Georgia, was a professional boxer. Walker was the penultimate World Colored Heavyweight Champion from October 9, 1933, when he out-decisioned title holder George Godfrey in a…

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Sports

Octavius Terry

1972–

Octavius Terry (born November 7, 1972) is an American former hurdler. He graduated from Creekside High School in Fairburn, Georgia in 1991. He then went to Georgia Tech where he was the 1994 NCAA Champion in the 400 hurdles.

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Sports

Oddibe McDowell

1962–

Oddibe McDowell (born August 25, 1962) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1985 to 1994 for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Atlanta Braves.

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Sports & Achievement

Odell Haggins

1967–

Odell Haggins Jr. (born February 27, 1967) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the associate head coach and defensive tackles coach for Florida State University, positions he has held since 2020. Haggins has coached at Florida…

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Sports

Odell Jones

1953–2024

Odell Jones (January 13, 1953 – March 20, 2024) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers, in parts of nine seasons spanning 1975–1988.

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Sports

Odin Bailey

1999–

Odin Ohray Bailey (born 8 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth. He has represented England at under-16 level.

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Sports

Odyssey Jones

1994–

Omari Jahi Palmer (born May 17, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. He is primarily performing for All Japan Pro Wrestling under the ring name Oddyssey, where he is a former World Tag Team Champion, and is a member of the HAVOC stable alongside…

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Biography & Culture

Offica

2000–

Tomas Adedayo Adeyinka (born September 2000), commonly known by his stage name Offica, is an Irish rapper of Nigerian descent. During a youth soccer career between 2016 and 2019, he released his debut single "No Hook" in 2018, going viral following the…

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Tools and Equipment

Official game used basketball from the American Basketball League

1961 - 1962

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Official game used basketball from the American Basketball League. The brown leather basketball has black, curved seams and dimpled "grip point" texture. Darker brown text stamped on the ball reads [SPALDING] above a circular American Basketball League…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.44.3
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Sports

OG Anunoby

1997–

Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. (born 17 July 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was selected by the Toronto Raptors in…

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Ogo Adegboye

1987–

Stephen Ogooluwa "Ogo" Adegboye (born 23 September 1987) is a Nigerian-British professional basketball player who last played for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).

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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

Ogonna Nnamani

1983–

Ogonna Nneka Nnamani (born July 29, 1983) is a physician, retired American indoor volleyball player, and former member of the United States National and Olympic teams. She was awarded the Honda-Broderick Cup in 2004 as the nation's top female athlete…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Oguchi Onyewu

1982–

Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu (born May 13, 1982) is an American former soccer player who is the Vice President of Sporting for the United States Soccer Federation. He was previously the sporting director for Orlando City B and secretary-general of R.E.…

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