categories
Jim Thorpe was an American athlete widely regarded as the best in the world during the early 20th century. He played football and baseball professionally and earned Olympic gold.
Thorpe’s Personal Life
The specifics of his birthdate or location of birth have not been independently verified, and his childhood experiences are frequently questioned. His parents have a mixture of ancestries. His mother was Charlotte Vieux, and his father was a farmer named Hiram Thorpe. He was brought up follo...
101 views
0 likes
One of the most contentious issues in professional sports still exists 25 years after Pete Rose accepted a lifetime suspension for betting on baseball.
Rose’s Personal Life
On April 14, 1941, Peter Edward Rose was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was raised in the adjacent Anderson Ferry, Ohio, as one of Harry and LaVerne Rose's four children.
...
86 views
0 likes
The contribution Robinson made to Major League Baseball will always be cherished. Every major league team observes Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 each year to commemorate the day he broke the color barrier in baseball by becoming the first African-American player to play in either the American or National leagues in the 20th century.
Robinson’s Personal Life
On January 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. The youngest of five kids, he was young. Soon after Jackie ...
102 views
0 likes
George Herman Ruth eclipsed the game, still regarded as baseball's pinnacle. He became one of the most well-known Americans ever living thanks to his career, both on and off the field.
Ruth’s Personal Life
On February 6, 1895, George Herman Ruth, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was raised in Pigtown, a rough area for working-class people, where his father operated a saloon. George's parents sent him to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys when he was young because he was getting i...
79 views
0 likes
Introduced back in the mid-nineteenth century, baseball has now become a household name across the United States. Major League Baseball, or MLB for short, has the honor of being the oldest major professional sports league in the world, and watching baseball have been dubbed "America's National pastime." On the surface, baseball seems like a pretty straightforward game, and for the most part, it is, but some terminologies and rules can be confusing. If you are one of those, who find the sport of ...
77 views
0 likes
Featured Blog
In addition to being considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time—and for many, the bes...
97 views
Boxing is a contact sport with rules order to ensure each fighter competes on an even playing field ...
109 views
In taekwondo schools, they use colored belts to indicate that a student has progressed from one rank...
105 views
Starting as a beginner at boxing may seem daunting since there's so much to learn and do. This confu...
104 views
Top Bloggers