There was no African American champion at the 1956 French Open.
He is credited as the first African-American professional baseball player.
Jackie Robinson.
History has not recorded the first African American who played golf. However, the first African American to receive full Professional Golf Association status was Charlie Sifford in 1960.
Answer:Bud Fowler - 1878
In MLB, that was Frank Robinson who was named player/manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1975.
Serena Williams is the greatest professional tennis player in history.
Althea Gibson, I believe she was born on Aug. 25 1927, Authur Ash for the Men.
Lynn Swann is a famous professional football player. His name begins with the letter S.
Michael Beasley is African-American. He is most known for being a professional basketball player with the NBA team, the Miami Heat.
J B French was a pseudonym used by Jack French Kemp (1935–2009), who was an American politician and professional American football player. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Earl Lloyd was the first black NBA player in 1950. *Became the first African-American to play in an NBA game on October 31, 1950 *Became the first African-American to win an NBA championship (1955 with Syracuse) *Became first African-American Assistant Coach with Detroit Pistons (1968-70) *Became second African-American head coach and first African-American bench coach with Detroit Pistons (1970-71) Earl Lloyd, who in 1950 became the first African-American to play in a NBA game with the Washington Capitols, was instrumental in integrating professional basketball as a player and coach.
He is an American professional basketball player.