Essay on My Favourite Sportsman

A three-time All-American halfback and 1961 Heisman Trophy winner, Ernie Davis would go on to win MVP title in both the Cotton Bowl and the Liberty Bowl, and was inducted into the College Football Hall Of Fame in 1979. He was the first African American man to win the Heisman Trophy, and to be picked 1st overall in the NFL draft. His career was cut short when he was diagnosed with cancer in 1962. Athlete. American Football player. Ernie Davis…...

The life of Althea Gibson, a dominant tennis gamer in the 50s, was filled with successes that influenced the involvement of African Americans in tennis, as well as leading the way for female tennis gamers by being the very first black, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title. Althea was born on August 25, 1927 in Silver, South Carolina, however was raised in Harlem where she had a less than luxurious life. For leisure, Althea began playing table…...