Black history month
by James lawyer
Bill russell
1. His career started at 13 years old and retired in 1969
2. In his childhood he battled many illnesses
3. He moved when he was 10 because his dad was fed up with trying navigate through a racially charged south and then found a job when he moved
4. His mom died of the flu Russell was grief-sicken
5. In 1956 he took the u.s. men's basketball team to the gold medal
Henry armstrong
1. He was the first boxer to hold three different titles simultaneously
2. After graduating from high school he worked laying down rail road track
3. He took the boxing world by storm by winning multiple titles
4. He became feather weight champion after knocking out petey sarron
5. He was on hall of fame in 1990 151 wins 21 losses