JACKIE ROBINSON Over Jackie Robinson’s 10 season career he participated in six World Series. Jackie Robinson was a icon in Major League Baseball because he has many accomplishments and he was the first black MLB player. Jackie Robinson had many experiences that many people didn't have. He was the first person in his high school to have won four varsity letters. After high school Jackie didn't go right to baseball instead he went through the Army.…
“You can’t just take what’s given to you in life. You have to earn some things” (“Sports Stars”). This quote was said by Jerome Bettis explaining how he is dedicated to win and achieve his goals in life. This quote strongly emphasizes how he wants to do more than all of the other ordinary football players. Jerome Bettis was a star running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1996 to 2005 and he is best known for his strong and powerful yet speedy running style.…
As he began his Pro career, he was known as an electrifying runner. Barry Sanders rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his 10 seasons with the Detroit Lions. He was the first running back ever to do so in Detroit's history. With Sanders is the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner, he was also just the third person to gain more than 2,000 yards in a season back in 1997 (Barry). During the years he was playing, he was arguably the best running back in the league.…
Dale won seven Winston cups and had seventy-six career wins by the time he died. Dale Earnhardt was a very talented and fast Nascar driver and that's why Jaren used Dale as a…
Ashton Waddington English 1 Mr. Underhill 15 Dec. 2015 The Life and Times of Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson began his sports career in high school, playing sports like track, basketball and football (“The Life of Jackie Robinson”). Jackie suffered many injustices during his professional career, but kept playing anyways. After he retired, Jackie was involved in many civil rights movements. Jackie’s legacy will always be remembered and honored.…
John Wayne lived a long life, accomplishing many great things. Wayne was a amazing actor. He was also an great father. Along with being one of the greatest actors, John Wayne was also a great role model for his kids, fans, and great friends (“John Wayne” 1). John Wayne was born on May 26, 1907 in Winterset,Iowa.…
Jackie Robinson was one of the most ambitious human being to walk across this Earth. His drive to accomplish what he dreamed of made him a legend in many ways. Jackie Robinson forever changed the face of American history on Opening Day 1947, as he became one of the most influential athletes to break the color barrier in professional sports, and in several ways, the color barrier in America. Robinson was born into a poor black family in the South. From the jump he had to deal with a racist nation, and throughout his entire hall of fame career.…
Hank Aaron By: Landon Hale 3/6 /17 “I never wanted them to forget Babe Ruth. I just wanted them to remember Hank Aaron,” Hank announced as he received his Hall of Fame award. Leading the Milwaukee Braves to their first World Series Championship in 1957 Hank Aaron was their leading hitter with a .322 batting average.…
Jackie Robinson: Barrier Breaker and World Changer Few People, both living and nonliving could say that their life was more than just a life. That there was actually a drastic positive effect on the world that they are occupying or had the pleasure of occupying. These few were either the catalyst of an effect on the world or an essential asset of an effect on the world. Among this small group of significant beings is the breaker of the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson.…
“A hint of Stewart’s impending success could be seen when he was still a youngster,” Smoke stated, “In 1980 at age 8, Stewart won his first championship – a 4-cycle rookie junior class championship at the Columbus Fairgrounds” (Smoke). After numerous competitions, Stewart won his first crown in 2002, which is a prodigious deal in NASCAR. His early success helped him earn the title as a hero, and his success later in life helped add to it. From there, Smoke said, “That success led Stewart to earn a ride in the fledgling IndyCar Series. He made the most of it by winning the series championship in 1997, which sowed the seeds of Stewart’s current success in NASCAR” (Smoke).…
Jackie Robinson was a baseball player that lived from 1919 to 1972. People know him for destroying the color barrier and making history when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th Century. Jack “Jackie” Robinson would soon come to be one of the world’s most valued players in the world of Major League Baseball. This would be the beginning of a legend in the making. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cario, Georgia.…
In 1947, one man changed sports history forever. Jack Roosevelt Robinson made his major league debut, breaking a baseball color barrier that had been set since 1876. Robinson set ways for future generations through his determination and courage. Robinson believed in equality, decency, morality, injustice, and ending a wrong with a right (Allen). Jackie Robinson changed American society through his dedication for civil rights.…
He was rooting for Dale Earnhardt, as most people were at the time. This was not Earnhardt’s first race at 49; he had a lot of experience under his belt. He even got his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., in on the action and was racing with him in 2001. Earnhardt Sr.…
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His parents are Vernon and Gladys Presley; he also had a twin brother, who died at birth. Presley’s middle name was originally spelled Aron after his brother passed, but he later legally changed it to the more traditionally spelling “Aaron.” Elvis started singing and dancing at a very young age, and he now has immortality even after his death. Elvis Presley is one of the most tremendous musicians of the fifties Rock and Rolls era; because of his phenomenal talent and his miraculous way of dressing and dancing, he changes the world’s perspective of music with his incredible talent and charisma (Petersen 1).…
“ I’ve only had two rules: do all you can and do it the best you can. It’s the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something” (Colonel Sanders) As a man of many career ventures Colonel Sanders was a one of a kind business man whose short temper and love of hard work launched him into a billion dollar fast paced franchising dream. From rocking beginnings and many failed career ventures Sanders was one remarkable and memorable man in the fast food industry. Born in Indiana in 1980 Sanders became a leader at a very young age.…