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Sports figures whose achievements shaped American culture
Babe Ruth
The slugger who remade baseball and became America's first sports superstar
Billie Jean King
The tennis champion who won the "Battle of the Sexes" and equal pay
Jim Thorpe
The Native American athlete often called the greatest of the 20th century
Joe Louis
The heavyweight champion whose 1938 fight became a battle of nations
Muhammad Ali
The champion who refused the draft and became a global symbol of conscience