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1941–2002
William R. Davis (December 4, 1941 – March 17, 2002) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University, Savannah State University, Tennessee State University, and Johnson C. Smith University. Davis won…
1904–1978
William Hendrick Foster (June 12, 1904 – September 16, 1978) was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Foster was the much-younger half-brother of…
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William Henry Greason (born September 3, 1924) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who years later became a Baptist minister in Birmingham, Alabama. Greason played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro leagues from 1948 to 1951 and…
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William Leonard Hall (born December 28, 1979) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, and Baltimore…
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Abdul Bilal "Bill" Hamid ( hə-MEED; born November 25, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL League One club Corpus Christi FC. Born in Annandale, Virginia, Hamid was the first D.C. United Academy player to sign…
1908–1989
David William Harvey (March 23, 1908 – March 3, 1989) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Harvey made his Negro leagues debut with the Memphis Red Sox in 1931. He went on to play for…
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William Hayes (born June 1, 1943) is an American former football coach and college athletics administrator. He retired as the athletic director at Winston-Salem State University in 2014. Hayes served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem State from…
1966–
William Gene "Bill" or "Billy" Kennedy (born November 10, 1966) is an American professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2015, he became the league's second openly gay official.
1936–1979
William DeVaughn Lucas (January 25, 1936 – May 5, 1979) was an American professional baseball infielder who became the first African-American general manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Atlanta Braves from mid-September 1976 until his death in…
1951–
Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock, Jr. (born January 12, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1973 to 1987. Madlock is notable for being a four-time National League batting…
1886–
William Scott Merritt (April 10, 1886 – death date unknown) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1900s. A native of Easton, Pennsylvania, Merritt made his Negro leagues debut in 1905 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants. He played three seasons with…
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William Alex North (born May 15, 1948) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball, from 1971 to 1981. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1971–72), Oakland Athletics (1973–78), Los Angeles Dodgers (1978) and San Francisco Giants (1979–81).…
1906–1958
William Gamiel Perkins (June 26, 1906 – January 24, 1958) was an American professional baseball catcher and corner outfielder who played in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League from 1928 to 1948 with several teams. A native of Albany, Georgia, Perkins…
1870–1932
Pickett’s steer-wrestling method, developed from observing ranch dogs, became a standard rodeo event, and he later toured as a star of Wild West shows.
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Bill Richmond (5 August 1763 – 28 December 1829) was a British boxer, born into slavery in Richmondtown, New York. Although born in Colonial America, he lived for the majority of his life in England, where all his boxing contests took place. Richmond…
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William James Riley (20 September 1950 – 29 March 2026) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, and was the third black player and first of African Nova Scotian descent in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played 139 games for the Washington…
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William Henry Robinson, Jr. (June 26, 1943 – July 29, 2007) was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1966 to 1983, for several teams. He also played some first and third base. Robinson batted and…
1934–2022
Russell anchored the Boston Celtics dynasty, became the NBA's first Black head coach as a player-coach in 1966, and was a committed civil-rights advocate.
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn image of Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor playing in 1965. The image features Baylor with the ball going to the net and Russell jumping up to defend him. The two are surrounded by other players on the court. The background of the image shows the stands…
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Big Bill Tate (September 19, 1896 – August 10, 1953) was an American boxer who fought from 1912 to 1927. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, he spent his fighting career based in Chicago. Tate was a regular sparring partner of heavyweight champion Jack…
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William DeKova White (born January 28, 1934) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York / San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies. He was an…
1945–2017
Bill Wilkerson (1945 – November 2, 2017) was an American radio personality and sports announcer who enjoyed a long career on St. Louis stations KMOX (1969–1996) and KTRS (1996–2006).
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William Karnet Willis (October 5, 1921 – November 27, 2007) was an American professional football player who was a middle guard and guard for eight seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football…
1914–1996
Burnis "Wild Bill" Wright (June 6, 1914 – August 3, 1996) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League. Primarily an outfielder, he played from 1932 to 1956.
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