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Audrey Patterson-Tyler
Tyler was the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal.
S. Derby Gisclair
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Ben Abadie
Ben Abadie, head coach of Tulane's baseball program in the 1950s, is best known for his "field of dreams" training program.
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Bernard Docusen
Bernard Docusen started boxing at the age of 12 and won the National Amateur Athletic Union bantamweight title in 1942 at the age of 14.
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Bobby Brown
Tulane alumnus Bobby Brown played professional baseball with the New York Yankees and won four world championships.
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Buddy Friedrichs
New Orleans sailing champion Buddy Friedrichs won a gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Dragon Class.
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Calvin Borel
Louisiana's Calvin Borel is the only jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times in a four-year span.
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Connie Ryan
Louisianan and major league baseball player Connie Ryan played for the New York Giants.
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Craig Perret
Louisiana jockey Craig Perret won two Triple Crown races and numerous horse racing awards.
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Eddie Delahoussaye
Horse racing jockey Eddie Delahoussaye won five Triple Crown races and is a member of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Sports & Recreation
Eddie Flynn
Eddie Flynn was considered by many to be the finest amateur boxer in the history of New Orleans.
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Eddie Morgan
A star athlete at Tulane University, Eddie Morgan played for the New Orleans Pelicans in 1927 before joining the Cleveland Indians.
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Emmett Toppino
Martin Emmett Toppino was a champion sprinter from New Orleans who won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympics as a member of the US 400-meter relay team.
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