Sports & Recreation
Audrey Patterson-Tyler
Tyler was the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal.
Tyler was the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal.
Born in Monroe, Bill Russell was the first African American coach in the NBA and a vocal member of the civil rights movement.
Eddie Flynn was considered by many to be the finest amateur boxer in the history of New Orleans.
Karl Malone teamed with guard John Stockton while with the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz to form perhaps the greatest guard-forward combo in league history.
Rodney Milburn was born in Opelousas and competed successfully at Southern University in Baton Rouge before becoming the world’s best high hurdler in the early 1970s.
Rolland Romero was the youngest member of the 1932 US Olympic team and the world-record holder in his event at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
Will Clark hit a home run in his first major league at bat off a pitch from future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.
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