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Billie Jean King
Known for defeating Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes in 1973, Billie Jean King has championed for social change and equality for women in sports. Billie Jean founded the Women's Tennis Association, Women's Sports Foundation and Women's Sports Magazine. She was ranked no. 5 on Sport's Illustrated "Top 40 Athletes" list for significantly altering or evelating sports in the last four decades.
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Dominique Dawes
Three-time Olympian, Dominique Dawes was a 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team and the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion. She was a member of the 1996 Olympic women's gymnastics team that clinched the first-ever gold medal for the United States. Dawes is also notable as being the first black person of any nationality or gender to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. On August 13, 2005, Dawes was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
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Doug Flutie
Heisman Trophy winner in 1985, Doug left school as the NCAA's all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a consensus All-America as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI, Kodak, The Sporting News and the Maxwell Football Club. After a successful professional football career behind him Doug has sought to fight Autism, establishing The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. in honor of his son, Doug Jr.
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Gabrielle Reece
Six-foot three-inch Gabrille Reece is a volleyball player, model and commercial spokesperson who co-authored her biography Big Girl in the Middle in 1997. Reece has written articles for Elle magazine and has a regular feature column in Sports for Women, a magazine for female athletes.
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Mark Whitacre
The subject of the Steven Soderbergh-directed feature film, "The Informant" (starring Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre), Mark was the highest-level executive of a Fortune 500 company to become a whistleblower. His story is one of ethics (both business and personal), as well as hope, family, and overcoming extreme adversity.
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