Black History & African American Athletes Posters & Art Prints
for social studies and physical education classroom, home schoolers, office.

Black History posters of the famous African American athletes and athletic organizations.

Legends of Baseball-
c. 1885-1950
The Negro League, Baseball Players Association, Series One

History of Baseball
in the Major Leagues

Satchel Paige
b. 7-7-1905; Mobile, Alabama
d. 6-8-1982; Kansas City, MO

Leroy "Satchel" Paige was a legendary baseball pitcher whose professional career lasted from the mid 1920s till 1965.

Jackie Robinson
b. 1-31-1919; Georgia
d. 10-24-1972; Stamford, CT

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American major league baseball player in 1947 (modern era).

• more Jackie Robinson posters

Hank Aaron
b. 2-5-1934, Mobile, Alabama

Roberto Clemente
b. 8-18-1934; Puerto Rico
d. 12-31-1972; plane crash

Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash enroute to delivering relief supplies to victims of the 1972 earthquake in Nicaragua.

Career Achievements, Playing Record

• Hispanic Heritage posters

Reggie Jackson
b. 5-18-1946; Wyncote, PA

Nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the post-season, Reggie Jackson was a right fielder who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993 in recognition of his talents.

Willie Mays
b. 5-6-1931, Westfield, Alabama

Wilt Chamberlain
b. 8-21-1936; Philadelphia, PA
d. 10-12-1999; Bel-Air, CA

Magic Johnson & Michael Jordan

Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr., b. 8-14-1959; Lansing, MI
Michael Jordan, b. 2-17-1963; Brooklyn, NY

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (née Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.)
b. 4-16-1947; NY