by MolsonJeannette | Feb 19, 2024 | African American History, People
Rayne Dakota (Dak) Prescott is a National Football League quarterback currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys. Prescott was born on July 29, 1993, in Sulphur, Louisiana to parents Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott. Prescott attended Haughton High School in Haughton,...
by FikesRobert | Oct 21, 2023 | African American History, People
Deion Luwynn Sanders is a college football coach, former professional football player, and baseball player. Sanders was born on August 9, 1967, to Connie and Mims Sanders in Fort Myers, Florida. Sanders’s parents divorced when he was two years old, and his...
by FikesRobert | Aug 11, 2023 | African American History, People
Marlin Oliver “The Magician” Briscoe was a football quarterback for the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). When the Denver (Colorado) Broncos drafted him in 1968, Briscoe became the first African American Quarterback in professional...
by FikesRobert | Feb 6, 2023 | African American History, People
Herschel Junior Walker, a former football running back, was the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. Walker was born on March 3, 1962, to Willis and Christine Walker in Wrightsville, Georgia. Walker attended Johnson County High...
by | Jan 20, 2023 | African American History, People
John Haywood Baker Jr. was elected Sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina, in 1978. A former professional football player, with his election, he would become the first African American sheriff elected in the state since the Reconstruction Era. Baker held the office...
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