IAH 201 Midterm 1 Study Guide

Helen Wills

Tennis player who was called the All-American Girl, considered to be the opposite of a flapper

Jack Dempsey

The White Heavyweight champion, beat Jess Willard, another great white hope

Jim Thorpe

Native American man who played football and ran track and field, won two Olympic gold medals

Floyd Patterson

Boxer known as “The Good Black”, supported by JFK and the NAACP

Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay, Cassius X)

Famous boxer, joined the nation of Islam and refused military service during the Vietnam War

Sonny Liston

Boxer known as the “Bad Black”, unpopular with many middle class Black Americans, celebrated by working class Black Americans

Joe Louis

Was both a Black hero and American hero, fought German, Max Schemling, lost first time but won the second

John L. Sullivan

Last bare-knuckle heavyweight champ who became a celebrity boxer for the middle class and refused to fight any Black boxers

Peter Jackson

Black heavyweight fighter celebrated for his “respectability”

Oscar de la Hoya

Mexican-American boxer who had crossover appeal, fought Julio Cesar Chavez

Corky Gonzales

“Likable Latino” who became a model minorty through boxing and eventually became a political activist

Jack Johnson

He was the first Black heavyweight boxing champion but infamous for his flashy lifestyle

Walter Camp

Father of American Football

Peyton Stewart

Black gymnasium owner and early advocate for youth sports

Luther Gulick

Founded the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) and was a YMCA instructor

Rocky Marciano

Boxer who went from being Italian-American to just American when referred to in the newspapers