Chicago Bulls College Prep HS, IL

Bill Russell is a pioneer and one of the greatest NBA players of all time. 🐐 He was the first black coach in the NBA and the first black coach to lead his team to an NBA title.

Althea Gibson won ELEVEN grand slam titles. 🔥 She became the first black player to play and win Wimbledon.

Fritz Pollard changed the game for future generations. Pollard was the first black athlete selected to the Walter Camp All-America team, to play in the Rose Bowl, and one of the first black players selected in the NFL.

Tee Higgins | Oak Ridge HS, TN Joe Burrow | Athens HS, OH Ja'Marr Chase | Archbishop Rummel HS, LA Joe Mixon | Freedom HS, CA Jessie Bates | R. Nelson Snider HS, IN

Vonetta Flowers went from the track & field to the bobsled, becoming the first African American, and first black athlete ever, to win gold at a Winter Olympics in 2002.

Today we celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day. It’s been a monumental year for Women’s sports and they’re just getting started. Keep going. 👏

Hey, coach? Thanks. Share a message thanking your coach and be entered for lunch on us! We’re delivering 🆓 lunch to 10 players + their coaches every day for Teacher Appreciation Week. Send us the 🔗 to your post on Twitter and we’ll let you know if you’ve been selected.

Your creativity has inspired us. ✨ Hear innovative ways coaches are using technology to stay in touch with their athletes. 👏

This is a time for us to all help one another. Hear how coaches are staying connected.