Jim Thorpe was a Native American athlete widely regarded as one of the greatest all-around sportsmen in history, excelling in football, baseball, and track and field. He won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics and later played professional baseball and football, breaking racial barriers along the way.
Mickey Mantle was a legendary center fielder for the New York Yankees, known for his powerful hitting and ability to bat both left- and right-handed. Over his 18-year career, he hit 536 home runs, won three MVP awards, and remains one of the most celebrated players in baseball history.
Sequoyah was a Cherokee silversmith who invented the Cherokee syllabary, a writing system that allowed the Cherokee people to read and write in their own language. His alphabet, completed in 1821, had 86 characters and became the official written language of the Cherokee Nation.
