Inductee Category: <span>Athletics</span>
Alice Coachman Davis
Alice Coachman, an Albany State alumna, became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, taking the high jump in London in…
Dr. Catana Starks
Catana Starks, a Tennessee State University alumna, became the first African American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team. At TSU…
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses studied physics at Morehouse and then dominated the 400-meter hurdles, winning Olympic gold in 1976 and 1984. He went 122 consecutive finals…
Robert Mathis
Robert Mathis, an Alabama A&M University alumnus, was a defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts and a Super Bowl champion. He retired as the…
Ralph Boston
Ralph Boston, a Tennessee State University alumnus, won Olympic long-jump gold in 1960 and medals in 1964 and 1968. He broke Jesse Owens’s long-jump…
Coach Lonnie Bartley
Lonnie Bartley, a Fort Valley State University alumnus, was a longtime basketball coach at Fort Valley State. He became one of the winningest coaches…
Dr. James Frank
Lincoln University of Missouri
Jethro T. Pugh
Jethro Pugh, an Elizabeth City State University alumnus, was a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys on two Super Bowl championship teams. He later…
Willie Davenport
Willie Davenport, a Southern University alumnus, won Olympic gold in the 110-meter hurdles in 1968 and competed in five Games, including the bobsled in…
Edith McGuire-Duvall
Edith McGuire, a Tennessee State University alumna and Tigerbelle, won Olympic gold in the 200 meters in 1964 and silver in two other events…