Hailing from Oahu, Hawaii, Jack Johnson surfed from a young ... on March 5 as part of his Meet the Moonlight world tour.) Indeed, jockish Johnson's biggest crime against rock stardom may be ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

Despite the lack of prize money, Johnson's victory in the ring had impressed Jack Curley, the young assistant to boxing promoter P.J. "Paddy" Carroll. Curley and Carroll arranged for Johnson to ...

During a three-month tour of Australia in early 1907 ... But from that point on only white women would be "Mrs. Jack Johnson." He met the next "Mrs. Jack Johnson" on August 8, 1907.

Long before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, Jack Johnson broke down racial boundaries in the boxing ring. And nearly everywhere else he went. More than a boxer, Johnson was a force ...

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota picked up a total of 15 event wins during the 2025 Jack Johnson Classic at the University Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday. The 'U' was led by notable ...