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Black History Month - Youth
Good Sports
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
Good Sports
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
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An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and became an American hero.
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"While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains...
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Baseball is a great sport, but not all players had the home life as kids that nurtured their talent. Babe Ruth, Jim Peirsall, Torii Hunter, Ron LeFlore, and Joe Torre dealt with poverty, abuse, and addiction when young, and had to turn their lives around to play the game they loved. A moving look at the lives of these four great players.
7) Derek Jeter
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By the time he was 22, Jeter was one of the biggest stars on the New York Yankees team. He is also an inspiration on and off the field.
10) Hank Aaron
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Profiles the man who replaced Babe Ruth as "America's Home Run King" and also set records for RBIs and total bases run, despite the pressures of being one of the few black major league players in the 1950s.
11) Mickey Mantle
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A biography of the New York Yankee famed for his legendary hitting ability.
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