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Famous Names in Sports

Famous Names in Sports
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     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   9.78

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     challenging words:    champ, heavyweight, recognition, scholar-athlete, superstar, well-known, lightweight, worldwide, fans, slavery, refused, participate, unknown, better, boxing, example
     content words:    Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, Tiger Woods, Masters Open Tournament, Althea Gibson, US National Tennis Championship, For African-American, Civil War, Oliver Lewis, Kentucky Derby

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Famous Names in Sports
By Sharon Fabian 		  
1     Some athletes are superstars, known worldwide. Michael Jordan, for example, became famous as the star of the Chicago Bulls. His endorsements for products such as Wheaties and Nikes have made him even more of a household name. Now, he is recognized around the world.
 
2     There are many well-known athletes today. Sports fans have lots of favorites in every team sport. They can name their favorites on professional basketball and football teams, and on teams in many other sports.
 
3     Athletes in individual sports are not always as well-known, but a few individuals always stand out. The golfer Tiger Woods is one of those individuals. He was also the first African-American to win the Masters Open Tournament. Althea Gibson, who played tennis back in the 1950's, was also a superstar in an individual sport. She was the first African-American woman to win both Wimbledon and the US National Tennis Championship. She won them both in 1957, and again in 1958.

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