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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Ovie Ejaria

1997–

Oviemuno Dominic Ejaria (born 18 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is a former England under-21 international.

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Sports

Ovie Ejeheri

2003–

Ovie Prince Ejeheri (born 23 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Ovie Soko

1991–

Ovie Soko (born 7 February 1991) is a former British professional basketball player. Soko played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Duquesne University. He entered the 2014 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Owen Oseni

2003–

Owen Eric Damilola Oseni (born 7 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle. Born in Ireland, he plays for the Nigeria national team.

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History & Culture

Owen Otasowie

2001–

Ebeguowen "Owen" Otasowie (born January 6, 2001) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Ozzie Newsome

1956–

Ozzie Newsome Jr. (born March 16, 1956) is an American professional football executive and former player who is the executive vice president of player personnel of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Newsome was a tight end for the…

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Sports & Achievement

Ozzie Smith

1954–

Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball (MLB). Renowned for his acrobatic…

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Sports & Achievement

Ozzie Timmons

1970–

Osborne Llewellyn Timmons (born September 18, 1970), is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current assistant hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB from 1995 through 2000 for the Chicago…

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Sports

P. K. Subban

1989–

Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban ( SOO-ban; born May 13, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Between 2009 and 2022, he played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, and New…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Paco Craig

1992–

Paco Gigi Craig (born 19 October 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship. He is the son of Mikey Craig, bass player of the band Culture Club.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Page Kennedy

1976–

Page Kennedy (born Felton Eugene Kennedy II; November 23, 1976) is an American actor and rapper. In television, he is known for portraying Radon Randell in the Spike sports comedy series Blue Mountain State and "U-Turn" in the Showtime series Weeds. He has…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Page of a photograph album from Tulsa, Oklahoma

ca. 1940

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Seven black-and-white photographs of various sizes mounted to black construction paper. Left to right and top to bottom: Young couple posing playfully along the side of the road in front of their car. Young man on tennis court, mid-swing. A woman in a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.175.17.12a-g
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Photographs and Still Images

Page of a photograph album from Tulsa, Oklahoma

ca. 1940

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Four black-and-white photographs of various sizes mounted to black construction paper. Left to right and top to bottom: Young woman in a one-piece bathing suit standing at the edge of a swimming pool. Two young women in a swimming pool, both wearing swim…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.175.17.6a-d
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Photographs and Still Images

Page of a photograph album from Tulsa, Oklahoma

ca. 1940

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Five black-and-white photographs of various sizes mounted on black construction paper. Left to right and top to bottom: Young woman standing in a yard in front of a wooden fence. Young woman in a one-piece bathing suit standing beside a swimming pool. A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.175.17.8a-e
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Sports

Paige Bailey-Gayle

2001–

Paige Bailey-Gayle (born 12 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Grasshopper Club Zurich. Born in England, she represents Jamaica internationally.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field day passes owned by Carl Lewis

August 6, 1984

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Predominantly orange and purple paper Olympics ticket with black type. Paper ticket has small strip of yellow at top edge and small strip of green at bottom edge. The official Athletics pictogram appears in the upper left portion of the ticket. Tickets are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.36.1-.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
admission tickets

Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field event tickets owned by Carl Lewis

August 3, 1984

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Predominantly orange and purple paper Olympics ticket with black type. Paper ticket has small strip of yellow at top edge and small strip of green at bottom edge. The official Athletics pictogram appears in the upper left portion of the ticket. Tickets are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.35.1-.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field event tickets owned by Carl Lewis

August 8, 1984

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Predominantly orange and purple paper Olympics ticket with black type. Paper ticket has small strip of yellow at top edge and small strip of green at bottom edge. The official Athletics pictogram appears in the upper left of the ticket. Tickets are for a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.37.1-.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field event tickets owned by Carl Lewis

August 10, 1984

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Predominantly orange and purple paper Olympics ticket with black type. Paper ticket has small strip of yellow at top edge and small strip of green at bottom edge. The official Athletics pictogram appears in the upper left corner. Tickets are for a track…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.38.1-.2
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Pair of Air Jordan I shoes game worn and autographed by Michael Jordan

1984-1985

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A pair of Nike brand red, white, and black Air Jordan I high top sneakers. The toe box is made of white leather with small perforated holes. The toe cap and vamp are made of red leather. The heel counter and a band along the ankle high top portion are red…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.198ab
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pair of “Chuck Taylor All Star” Converse sneakers worn by Cab Calloway

mid 20th century

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A pair of size 8.5 “Chuck Taylor All Star” Converse sneakers worn by Cab Calloway. The exterior upper shoes are primarily constructed from black, cotton canvas and white rubber. The toe boxes are rounded. The shoes are double stitched with white thread…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.18ab
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Pair of Converse sneakers worn by Rafer Johnson at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984

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Pair of Olympic Converse sneakers worn by Rafer Johnson. The off-white polyester sneakers have a bright purple leather chevron on both sides of each shoe, with a purple star above each of the four chevrons. The purple leather also trims the edge of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.223.4ab
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Pair of football cleats signed by Colin Kaepernick

ca. 2014

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Nike-brand cleats signed by Colin Kaepernick. Shoes are in the red and gold colors of the San Francisco 49ers. Nike swooshes on the outside of the shoe are backwards. Each shoe in signed underneath the swoosh on the outside of the shoe on a gold panel in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.10.2ab
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pair of gray athletic socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

mid 20th-late 20th century

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A pair of gray athletic socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The crew length athletic socks are almost entirely gray and feature single black and white rings at the top of the cuff. The legs of the socks have thick ribbing and the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.16ab
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