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Audrey Patterson-Tyler
Tyler was the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal.
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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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Bill Dickey
Baseball great William Malcolm "Bill" Dickey, a native of Bastrop, was a Hall of Fame catcher for the New York Yankees.
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Bill Russell
Born in Monroe, Bill Russell was the first African American coach in the NBA and a vocal member of the civil rights movement.
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Bob Pettit
When Louisiana's Bob Pettit retired from the National Basketball Association in 1965, he was widely regarded as an all-time great and had earned two Most Valuable Player awards.
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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.
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