September 16, 1978 William Hendrick “Bill” Foster, Negro League pitcher, died. Foster was born June 12, 1930 in Calvert, Texas. He pitched for various teams in the Negro League from 1923 to 1936 and had a career record of 132 wins and 62 losses.
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September 13th in African American History – Michael Duane Johnson
September 13, 1967 Michael Duane Johnson, world record holding track and field athlete, was born in Dallas, Texas. Johnson attended Baylor University where he won several NCAA championships in both indoor and outdoor sprints and relays. He graduated from Baylor in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in business. Johnson won Gold Medals at the 1992 […]
September 8th in African American History – Lemuel Joseph “Lem” Barney
September 8, 1945 Lemuel Joseph “Lem” Barney, hall of fame football player, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. Barney played college football at Jackson State University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in health and science in 1967. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1967 NFL Draft and that year was named NFL […]
September 8th in African American History – L.C. Henderson Greenwood
September 8, 1946 L.C. Henderson Greenwood, former football defensive end, was born in Canton, Mississippi. Greenwood played college football at Arkansas AM & N where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1968. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1969 NFL Draft. Greenwood was one of the four members of the […]
September 5th in African American History – Isiah “Ike” Williams
September 5, 1994 Isiah “Ike” Williams, hall of fame boxer, died. Williams was born August 2, 1923 in Brunswick, Georgia. He began boxing professionally in 1940 and won the World Lightweight Boxing Championship in 1945. He successfully defended the title five times before losing it in 1951.
September 3rd in African American History – Jeff Chandler
September 3, 1956 Jeff Chandler, hall of fame boxer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chandler began his professional boxing career in 1976 after only two amateur fights. He won the WBA Bantamweight championship in 1980, becoming the first American to hold that title in over 30 years.
September 2nd in African American History – Lennox Claudius Lewis
September 2, 1965 Lennox Claudius Lewis, hall of fame boxer, was born in London, England but raised in Ontario, Canada. Lewis was a dominant amateur boxer and in 1983 won the World Amateur Junior championship. In 1988, he won the super heavyweight boxing Gold medal at the Seoul Olympic Games. After the Olympics, Lewis turned […]