the 1920's

Joe Dimaggio

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Joe was only a young man in the 1920's but considering the height of baseball and the great bambino there is no doubt in my mind that he wasn't influenced by the culture of the 20's. He was quoted "A person doing his or her best becomes a natural leader,just by example." His example was most likely Babe Ruth Italian like him and an inspiring ball player like him. 
http://www.joedimaggio.com/LifeStory.php?n=1

Johnny Weissmuller

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Born a sickly child, whom would later go on to be the undefeated winner of five Olympic gold medals, 67 world and 52 national titles, holder of every freestyle record from 100 yards to the half-mile.And in 1929 he went on the silver screen only wearing a fig leaf. From then his movie career was gold and he became a heartthrob for women all over.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919321/bio

Helen Wills “Little Ms. Poker Face”

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Helen Wills was a outstanding female tennis player when females were still seen as inferior housewives. She was nick named "little miss poker face" because she never showed any emotion during a match. Chaplin once said that the most beautiful he had ever seen was" The movement of Helen Wills playing tennis" Even after Wills left playing tennis, she stayed in the limelight as a writer and artist. Simply sticking it to the man by being successful.
 http://sports.jrank.org/pages/5365/Wills-Helen--Little-Miss-Poker-Face.html

babe ruth

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Babe Ruth was a beloved American hero throughout the 1920's. He broke numerous records throughout his career. After the fixing of the World Series in 1919, America was searching for an authentic baseball prodigy. Babe Ruth embodied the expectations of a hero. In 1920 he hit over 54 home runs; in 1927 he hit 60. In 1923 he was named Most Valuable Player of the league. He experienced the joy of winning the World Series on seven different occasions. Children idolized him and adults loved to watch him skillfully play the all-American game, baseball.
                                                     (http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Ruth-Babe.html)
                                                     (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/yeung/baberuth/born.html)
                                                    (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml)
                                                    (http://www.baberuth.com/)

gene Tunney

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Gene Tunney was a unique, strategic boxer of the 1920's. He was the Heavyweight Champion of the world beginning in 1926 and successfully defended his title through 1928. He is noted for defeating his worthy opponent, Jack Dempsy, on two separate occasions. Gene Tunney's second victory remains controversial because of a fight nicknamed "The Long Count fight", when Gene Tunney gained an advantage over Jack Dempsy because the referee stated that he would not resume counting until Dempsy returned to his corner of the ring. As boxing's popularity as a spectator sport climaxed during the 1920's, Tunney's name was constantly a suject of conversation.   
(http://sports.jrank.org/pages/4952/Tunney-Gene.html)
(http://genetunney.org/)

Bobby jones

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Bobby Jones was born into a wealthy family in Atlanta in 1902. His father's membership at East Lake Country Club was to the advantage of young Bobby Jones who became an exceptional teenage golfer when he began modeling his technique after the club's designated professional. As Jones began to grow older he became frustrated with his limited golfing skills and chose to forfeit games and throw his club when defeat was eminent. In 1923 his reputation as a poor sport inexplicably changed into a reputation of maturity and dignity as well as skillfullness. His reign of golfing championship had begun and he proceeded to conquer thirteen championships. He is better known for his honesty, willingness to penalize himself, and his humility taking form in his refusal to accept monetary prizes for his wins. He was considered an admirable role model in homes of the 1920's era.
(http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/bobby-jones-golfer.htm)
(http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-468)

Walter hagen

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Walter Hagen is iconic today for his golfing achievments of the 1920's. He was victor of five PGA championship games, as well as two U.S Opens and four British Opens, and four of his five PGA championships were consecutive (1924-1927), and he was the first golfer to earn one million dollars. He was eventually inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Although he is widely known for his athletic talent, he is also remembered for his distinctive clothing style and the method in which he exposed unfair discrimination exerted by golf clubs toward professional golfers. Golf clubs often denied admittance to professional golfers. When Walter Hagen was once denied access to a golf club's changing room, he employed a Rolls Royce driver to park conspicuously in front of a golf club while Hagan dressed inside of the extravagent vehicle.   
(http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/walter_hagen.htm)
(http://www.golflegends.org/walter-hagen.php
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Ty cobb

Nicolette Tosunian-
Ty Cobb "The Georgia Peach" is considered the greatest baseball player of the dead ball era, which occurred in the early 1900's.  Cobb played for the Detroit Tigers for the majority of his career, but also played his last two years as a Philadelphia Athletic.  Ty Cobb was the leading vote getter of the inaugural class of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
(http://www.tycobb.org/)

National air race

Nicolette Tosunian-
The National Air Races were a series of air races and other aerial events that took place mainly during the 1930s and 1940s, although national air races were held on a smaller scale as early as 1920. The event began in 1920 when New York World publisher Joseph Pulitzer sponsored an air race on Long Island in an effort to promote aviation. Air events were added during the decade and the venue for the races moved around the country until 1929, when the expanded event was first held in Cleveland, where it remained through 1949, except for two years when it took place in California. The races, which became one of the premier international air events, became known as the Cleveland National Air Races. They featured the aviation greats of the era, including Charles Lindbergh, Roscoe Turner, Jackie Cochran, Jimmie Doolittle, Wylie Post, Doug Davis, and many others. Initially the races ran for a 10-day period at the end of September. During the Depression, the races were scaled back to the Labor Day weekend. During World War II they were temporarily suspended. The races took place at Hopkins Airport (Cleveland Municipal Airport), which had opened in the mid-1920s and which featured permanent grandstands where the thousands of spectators could view the races.
(http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Dictionary/Natl_Air_Races/DI202.htm)

National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association

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Three women collegiate fencers, Julia Jones and Dorothy Hafner of New York University and Elizabeth Ross of Cornell University, founded the NIWFA in 1929. The inspiration and model for the new athletic association for women was the men's Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) founded a third of a century before. The purpose of the organization was to develop women's intercollegiate fencing and to sponsor an annual championship. New York University won the first team championship. Mrs. Mildred Stuyvesant Fish of New York, donated the perpetual trophy for the team championship. Julia Jones, an N.Y.U. student won the first individual championship. Until her death in 1995, Ms. Jones was the guiding light of the association she helped to establish.
http://www.niwfa.com/)

Benny leonard

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A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Leonard is considered by many boxing experts to be the greatest lightweight champion who ever lived -- and one of the greatest fighters of any weight to ever enter the ring. The lightweight champion for a division record 7 years and 6-1/2 months, he did not lose a fight in a twenty year span from May 1912 until October 1932, except for a single disqualification in 1922. Dan Parker, a veteran sports writer, said: "Leonard moved with the grace of a ballet dancer and wore an air of arrogance that belonged to royalty. His profile might have been chiseled by a master sculptor and there wasn't a mark of his trade upon it to mar its classic perfection."
(http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=boxing&ID=8)

Lou Gehrig

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Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903 in New York City to German immigrants and was the only one of four children to survive.in 1921 he went to Columbia on a football scholarship to pursue a degree in engineering. When baseball scout Paul Krichell saw the Columbia baseball team play, Gehrig's hitting skills impressed him so much that he signed Gehrig to the Yankees in 1923 with a $1,500 bonus were he pitched almost every game. Gehrig's consecutive game streak of 2,130 games did not come easily. He played well every day despite a broken thumb, a broken toe and back spasms. Later in his career Gehrig's hands were X-rayed, and doctors were able to spot 17 different fractures that had "healed" while Gehrig continued to play. His endurance and strength earned him the nickname "Iron Horse."
(http://www.lougehrig.com/about/bio2.htm)

Bill Tilden

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Bill Tilden was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1893. In 1911, his mother passed away from a stroke. At age five, Tilden took up tennis and won his first tournament at age seven. The following year, he won a 15-and under tournament and was deemed the “Master Junior.” Tilden furthered his education by attending the University of Pennsylvaniaand was rejected from the army for World War I because of his lankyness and his flat feet. But in 1920, he made it onto the American Davis Cup Team and traveled to London. He led the team to seven consecutive victories from 1920 to 1926. He won Wimbledon in 1920, as well as in 1921 and 1930. During this time, he was also the U.S. champion five times in a row from 1920 to 1930. For nearly a decade, Tilden was the undisputed number one player in the world. His powerful serve was known as a “cannonball” serve, and it was unstoppable. Bill Tilden is considered tennis' first superstar.
(http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Tilden__Bill.html)


Jack Dempsey

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Born in Manassa, Colorado on June 24, 1895, William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey rose to sports stardom in the 1920s. His iron strength and killer left hooks allowed awarded Dempsey both the heavyweight title and the nickname of the "Manassa Mauler "  and kept the title six times in just seven years. In most of his matches, there were no survivors but on September 23, 1926,he was defeated by Gene Tunney and lost his heavyweight title. This match yielded the largest paid attendance in boxing history. Tunney and Dempsey went head to head again in 1927 but Dempsey lost this rematch, which was coined "The Battle of the Long Count" because of a call by the referee that Dempsey did not return to a neutral corner after Tunney had fallen. Tunney won the match three rounds later.
(http://www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/biography.htm)

Harold "Red" Grange

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Red Grange, named for his bright red hair, is remembered as one of the greatest football players of all time. In high school, he made 75 touchdowns even though his doctor warned him of his heart murmur. After high school, Grange went to the University of Illinois in 1922 and was immediately playing first string and continually led the team to national championships. He once scored four touchdowns in twelve minutes. In his college career, Red played in 20 games as a college football player running 388 times for 2071 yards, catching 14 passes for 253 yards, completing 40 of 82 passes for 575 yards, and scoring 31 touchdowns. During his college years, he earned the nicknames “the Galloping Ghost,”  and the “Illinois Flash.”  When he signed with the Chicage Bears, the National Football League and the game in general gained immense popularity. Grange also organized the American Football League.
(http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Grange__Harold_Red.html)


Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz

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On 30 March 1928 Elizabeth Robinson, most commonly called Betty,  made her debut as a runner at the Bankers' meet in Chicago, Illinois. She competed in the 100 meters and finished second to Helen Filkey, who at the time was the American women's record holder. On July 4, 1928, at her second meet, she qualified for the Olympic team. The 1928 Olympics, held in Amsterdam,  marked the first time that a female track and field athlete was allowed to compete. She was the only American to reach the finals in her division. She went on to win the 100 meter by only a tenth of a second.  Robinson's received  the first Olympic gold medal that was ever given to a woman in track and field. She by far was one of the best runners of her time and she continued to set many records throughout the rest of the decade. 
(http://www.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=137)

Negro National League

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By the end of World War I, baseball had become the biggest form of entertainment among African-Americans. The first Negro baseball league was founded by Andrew Foster on February 13, 1920 at the YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri. The Negro National League consisted of eight teams. The league was the first African-American baseball organization to gain stability and last longer than one season. The league was the first African-American leauge to hold a world Series between them and the and the Eastern Colored League. The league existed for the entire decaded but sadly ended due to the Great Depression.
(http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/history101.html)



National Football League

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Due to the increasing popularity of football, The American Professional Football Association was founded in 1920. Jim Thorpe was the president of the APFA and he himself played for various teams in the association. The APFA changed their name to the National Football League in 1922. The league consisted of eleven teams, most of which were located in the midwest.  In 1921 the league began releasing standings. Teams continued to enter and leave the league and by the end of the decade football was gaining even more popularity.  

(http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/CFL_NFL_NFL_History.htm)

Glemma Collett Vare 

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  Glemma Collett Vare was a famous women's golfer and was on of the best of her time. She won six Women’s Amateur titles and  was the greatest hitter in the history of women's golf.  In 1965 Glenna Collett Vare received the Bob Jones Award, the United States Golf Association 's highest award, and in 1975 she was part of the first group inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In her career, she won over 84 titles and she was known for her excellent sportsmanship and character. 
(http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/Glenna-Collett-Vare-golfer.htm)


Water skiing

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Paul Hwang
Water skiing was invented in the roaring 20's. The creator of this sport was Ralph Samuelson. A Minnesotan that created the first pair of skis, and was towed behind a boat. Water skiing was not just an exhibition sport, but a competitive sport that grow popular rapidly. 
(http://library.thinkquest.org/27480/waterskiing.htm)

Tommy hitchcock

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Tommy was born in 1900 Aiken, South Carolina  on a 3,000 acre thoroughbred farm that Tom Sr. had established. Tommy Hitchcock was not just a famous polo player, but he was a decorated war hero. It all started when Tommy was a little boy. He was schooled ever since the beginning to be an athlete. His mother and father pushed him from the start to become the best of the best. Tommy's father was the captain of the first American polo team. His mother also had a passion for polo. This meant Tommy had a big shoe to fill. He was on the saddle by the age of 3. 
(http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/tommy-hitchcock-1.html)

The international table tennis federation

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Paul Hwang
Table tennis was started in the 1920's. Table tennis was also known as ping pong. Table tennis was originated from Royal tennis in Europe. The game was getting popular day by day. Table tennis was played with down sized tennis rackets also called paddles. The ball was a hollow plastic piece that was hit back and fourth. In the middle of the table was a small net. The net would represent the net in a normal sized tennis game. Table tennis could be played with two, or four people at a time. By the 1920's Table tennis grew so big. That a international table tennis federation was established. 
(http://tabletennis.about.com/od/beginnersguide/a/history_of_tt.htm)

Knute rockne

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Knute Rockne was born March 4, 1888. Knute was a star athlete in Notre Dame. He was a star quaterback in the football team, and was a star runner on the Notre Dame track team. He was by 1920's he was named head coach of the Notre Dame's football team. Ever since he was the head coach. The school had a outstanding season. He created the title, "the fighting Irish" for the school. The public knew him as a warm, and colorful man that captured the fan's hearts. He was a man that conquered the 1920's in Notre Dame. 
http://www.answers.com/topic/knute-rockne)

Man o' war

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Man o' war was a legendary race horse during the 20s. The horse got it's name from the horse owner's wife after he got back from WWI.  Man o' War set an American mile record of one minute and thirty-five seconds. Man o' War died on November 1, 1947 from heart attack and more than two thousand people attended the funeral.



(http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/manowar)

Jack Adams

Andrew Ramirez
        Jack Adams was the coach and manager of the Detroit Red Wings in 1928.  Adams was also a hall of fame player and later became president of the Central Hockey League. Jack Adams aided the Detroit Red Wings by leading them to three Stanley Cups by 1947. Before Adams resigned his coaching career he tallied 413 wins, 390 losses.

(http://english.turkcebilgi.com/Jack+Adams)

First Winter Olympics

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Held in 1924, in Chamonix, France, the First Winter Olympics was actually called The International Winter Sports Week, to convince Norwegian , Finnish, and Swedish athletes to show up, since they wanted the Olympics to be contested contested in a spirit of amateurism and purity of sport, far from the money-driven spectacle that today's Olympics have become, and partly what the "Summer" Olympics already were by that time.

(http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/sports/winter_olympics_first2.htm)






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William Tatem

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William "Big Bill" Tilden dominated men's tennis in the 1920's. His dramatic playing style attracted public attention to a sport that had often been regarded as snobbish and boring. For six consecutive years he won the U.S. Championship, from 1920 through 1925, and again, at the age of thirty-six, in 1929. On the 3rd of July, 1920 Tilden became the first American to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon, which he succesfully defended the following year, and which he regained in 1930.


(http://www.enotes.com/1920-sports-american-decades/tilden-william-tatem-ii)







(http://www.tennistheme.com/usopentennishistory.html)

Aileen Riggin

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Was the first person to win a medal in both swimming and diving in the olympics. In the 1920 Antwerp games, she won gold in the Springboard category. Four years later in the 1924 Paris games, she won a silver medal for springboard diving and a bronze in the 100m backstroke.



(http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/pastgames/halloffame/r/n214046410.shtml)

Babe Ruth hits 60th straight home-run

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Known as the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth broke numerous Home Run Records, most of which had been set by himself. However it was his 1927 season that he is most remembered for, where he hit sixty long balls in just one-hundred fifty-one games.

(http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats12c.shtml)





(http://yankeedinosaur.mlblogs.com/Ruth_60th.jpg)

Helen Wills Moody

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Andrew Ramirez
Moody was an American Tenis player. Moody has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete." Throughout her career she has won 31 Grand Slam tittles and won two Olympic gold medals in 1924. Moody was ranked in the world top ten from 1922 through 1925 and from 1927 though 1933 she was ranked No. 1. Helen Moody was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1959. In 1981, Wills was inducted into the Bay Area Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1926 and 1929, Wills appeared on the cover of Time magazine.

(http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Helen_Wills_Moody)

Gertrude Ederle

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Ederle was the first woman ever to swim across the English Channel on Aug. 6, 1926 at the age of  20. It took her 14 hours and 30 minutes to cross the English Channel. At the 1924 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal as a part of US 400-meter freestyle relay team and bronze medals for finishing third in the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyle races.

(http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Ederle_Gertrude.html)