1980s

Gayle Gardner began her career in sportscasting in 1983 with ESPN and paved the way for women in many areas including play-by-play commentary.

Warren Moon was the first Black Quarterback in professional football inducted into the professional football Hall Of Fame

One of the greatest hitters in baseball, with a reputation of using performance enhancing drugs. Costing him a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kurtis Blow is the first commercially successful rapper and the first rapper to sign to a major record deal with Mercury records.

In his 13+ seasons as a coach, Attles led the Warriors to six playoff appearances, winning the 1975 NBA championship.

Cher is an actress and music artist who began her stardom in the 1980’s. She went on to show women to love their bodies and themselves, and to have confidence to believe that they are worth much more than any man might say.

Earned the name "Magic" after a sportswriter witnessed him score 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 16 assists in one game.

Tony McKegney was the first black hockey player to earn 78 points in one season. This record was held for nearly 13 years until Jarome Iginla's breakout career in 2001.

Though big in the industry of country music, Dolly Parton is also an icon in the film industry most well known for her role in the film 9 to 5 in 1980.

Diane Sawyer explored the paths from being a weather girl in Kentucky to becoming a 60 Minutes correspondent.

The first African-American woman to anchor a major network newscast. She was a member of the team at ABC News and World News Tonight.

Woodard was the first female to join the Harlem Globetrotters.