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During his football career he wasn't allowed into hotels and other racists things happened just because he's black. But that didn't change how he played football. His teammates also didn't prefer to use his color as an "identity" for
Jackie was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. Mallie, his mother, raised Jackie and his four other siblings on her own. Their names were Mackie, Willie Mae, Edgar and Frank Robinson. They were the only black family on the block. He went to john Muir High School.
Javian Tyson was born on January, 6,1996 to the parents of Natasha Tyson and Kendrick Whitehurst in Greene County. He was raised up in a Christian home under his Grandparents Felicia Tyson and Larry Atkinson. Javian started church with his grandmother faithfully and never miss any Sunday morning services with her during his childhood life. Javian is the oldest of six brothers, and two sisters. He is also the oldest out of 36 grandkids.
Biography and wiki: The legend was born in 1937 on 2nd July in Level Cross, North Carolina. His mother’s name was Elizabeth and father Lee Arnold Petty was also a NASCAR driver. He is a three-time NASCAR champion.
He grew up in Galveston, Texas with his eight other siblings. Even though his name is John he goes by the name of Jack or his nickname Galveston Giant. Jonson grew up not knowing there was a superior skin color. Him and his white friends would play together, eat together, and stay at each other’s houses.
Although Manziel was very successful on the field he stayed humble. He told the media, “I don’t see myself as Johnny Football, I see myself as Jonathan Manziel, a small town guy from Kerrville who is extremely fortunate and extremely blessed to be able to play football at A&M.” Manziel did not let all of his successes make his head too big. Johnny Manziel knew that his performance this season would make history but still was thankful and gracious to be playing college football
He was born on October 5th, 1942 in Monroe La. He was the youngest of two children. He had a rough relationship with his father. He was an alcoholic.
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31st, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He was raised by a single mother and had three brothers, along with one sister. (“Jackie Robinson Biography”). His older brother Mack was a high school star athlete, Jackie looked up to Mack when he was a child
Seaborg was born in a little town called Ishpeming in the state of Michigan, on April 19, 1912. Herman Theodore (Ted )was the name of his dad and Selma Olivia Erickson Seaborg was the name of his mom. He had one sister, Jeanette, who is two years younger. He and His family talked Swedish at home mostly
------ Walter Jerry Payton was born on July 25, 1954, in Columbia, Mississippi. He grew up in Mississippi with his family. His parents, Peter and Alyne Payton had three children, with Walter being the youngest.
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie was the youngest of 5 kids. His mom was very tough and raised all 5 kids by herself, her name is Mallie Robinson. Jackie was very proud of his mother and admired the way she stood up for her rights. Jackie attended John Muir High School, where he excelled in sports in high school and college.
Bam, Wack, that was the sound of Jackie Robinson making history. Jackie Robinson went down in history as being the first African American to join major-league baseball. Robinson was a hero because he inspired African Americans to join major-league baseball and to bring white people and African Americans together and play sports. Jackie’s guts to do something that people said he couldn't do because of his race, led to other African Americans to try out for baseball.
He was born on August 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico in San Anton Barrio. His parents were Louisa Walker and Don Melchor Clemente, and he had six siblings. He came from a hard-working family.
Stories are the foundation of relationships. They represent the shared lessons, the memories, and the feelings between people. But often times, those stories are mistakenly left unspoken; often times, the weight of the impending future mutes the stories, and what remains is nothing more than self-destructive questions and emotions that “add up to silence” (Lee. 23). In “A Story” by Li-Young Lee, Lee uses economic imagery of the transient present and the inevitable and fear-igniting future, a third person omniscient point of view that shifts between the father’s and son’s perspective and between the present and future, and emotional diction to depict the undying love between a father and a son shadowed by the fear of change and to illuminate the damage caused by silence and the differences between childhood and adulthood perception. “A Story” is essentially a pencil sketch of the juxtaposition between the father’s biggest fear and the beautiful present he is unable to enjoy.
The NFL was still in denial of the epidemic, and that put many players in serious danger. Unfortunately, Seau is just one of the many players that suffer from this brain condition. Dave Duerson was a safety that was a part of the 85’ Bears team. Duerson went on to win one more Super Bowl, and get elected to four straight Pro Bowls.
