Directory of Athletes Resources

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This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of famous athletes. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork. Biographies may be brief and sites may have several, perhaps connected by occupation, but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, and so forth.

Subcategories

• Boitano, Brian
• Canada
• Comaneci, Nadia
• Cyr, Louis
• Fleming, Peggy
• Fox, Terry
• Gymnasts
• Hamill, Dorothy
• Hawk, Tony
• Hughes, Emily
• Kwan, Michelle
• Lipinski, Tara
• Retton, Mary Lou
• Robinson, Jackie
• Strug, Kerri
• Thorpe, Jim
• United States
• Woods, Tiger

Resources in This Category

• ESPN.com: Top North American Athletes of the Century

  http://www.espn.com/sportscentury/athletes.html
  Provides photos and biographical articles about the top 100 athletes of the 20th century, as selected by ESPN.

• Howie Morenz (1902-1937)

  http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/heroes_lore_yore_can_hero-ef/1998/emorenz.htm
  Hockey player who won a place on the Montreal Canadians in 1923

• Jacques Villeneuve

  http://www.jv-world.com/
  The official site for the Quebec-born Formula One driver.

• Martina Navratilova

  http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/navratilova.htm
  Biography of the tennis player written by Samantha, a third grader.

• My Hero: Sports

  http://www.myhero.com/sports/sports_content.asp
  Short student-friendly biographies of men and women who have left a permanent mark on the world of sports.

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