Wyomia Tyus Was the First Olympic Athlete to Successfully Defend Her Sprint Title in a Subsequent Olympiad. At the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Tyus Ran the 100-Meter Dash in 11.2 Seconds in the Preliminary Heats, Tying Wilma Rudolph's World Records, and...
Tigerbelles Edith McGuire and Wyomia Tyus of Tennessee A & I State University (Now Tennessee State University) Sit Upon a Suitcase, Surrounded by Their Luggage at the Nashville Municipal Airport Prior to Traveling to Toyko, Japan for the 1964...
Lucinda Williams Is Pictured in Her Tennessee A & I State University Track Uniform. She Ran the Third Leg of the 4x100 Meter Relay That Won a Gold Medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. At the 1958 Pan-American Games in Chicago, Illinois, Williams...
Wilma Rudolph, Hailed as the "Lady of Gold" and "La Gazelle Noire," Was the First Woman to Win Three Gold Medals In a Single Olympiad. In 1960, She Won the 100-Meter Dash, the 200-Meter Dash, and the 400-Meter Relay in Rome,...
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institutions progress and present needs. This issue is May, 1891 no. 28.
Olympian champion, Lee Calhoun (second from left) and head track and field coach LeRoy Walker admire track and field trophy winnings. Lee Calhoun was a gold medalist in the 110-meter at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. In 1961, Lee Calhoun...
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia Marching Bands;
University of the District of Columbia Striders
The Striders, dressed in red and gold uniforms, was the 131 piece marching band of UDC. They would announce their arrival, by shouting “Striders” in perfect unison.
A Native of Bayside, N.Y., Mae Faggs Earned the Distinction of Being the First United States Female to Participate in Three Different Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). She Won a Gold Medal in the 4 x 100-Meter Relay at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki...
Isabelle Daniels, a Member of the Tennessee A & I State College Tigerbelles, Fills Out the Paperwork for Her Parade Uniform for the 1955 Pan-American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. She Won a Silver Medal in the 60 Meter Dash and Gold Medal as...
Edward S. Temple Served as the Head Women's Track Coach of the Tennessee State University "Tigerbelles" For More Than 40 Years and Was Also an Associate Professor of Sociology. During His Coaching Tenure, Forty Members of His Famed...
Jean Patton Is Welcomed Home to Tennessee A & I State College With a Parade in Her Honor. She Was Lauded as the "World's Fastest Woman" After Her Performance in the Inaugural Pan-American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1951....
Ralph Boston, a 1961 Graduate of Tennessee A & I State University (Now Tennessee State University), Is Pictured in His United States Olympic Track Uniform With His Running Shoes. He Specialized in the Long Jump and Won a Gold Medal at the 1960...
Ralph Boston, U.S. Olympian in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, and a Member of the Tennessee State A & I University Track Team, Stands With Friends From Tennessee A & I State University, Now Tennessee State University. Boston's Specialty...
Madeline Manning is the First and Only American Female to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in the 800-Meter Event, Accomplishing This Feast in Mexico City in 1968. Pictured Above is Madeline Manning Mims (Right) and Coach Temple Receiving an Award From...
Edward S. Temple Served as the Head Coach of Tennessee State University's Women's Track Team, The Famous Tigerbelles, For Forty-Four Years. He Also Served as Head Women's Track coach on Two United State Olympic Teams. His Tigerbelles Won...
1950 Tennessee State University Football Team Holding "The Little Brown Jug". The Little Brown Jug is the Symbol of Victory Between Tennessee State and Kentucky State. On One Side is a Huge White "T" Representing Tennessee State...
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is May 1896, no. 74.
