Maritza Figueroa

Gerardo Gallegos

Dulce Raygoza

LATINOS

REPRESENTATION

IN SPORTS

Lacrosse was the first truly American sport. The French watched the Native Americans play the game and taught it to settlers in Canada.

Two days out of 365 days of the year feature no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL). The day before and the day after the MLB All-Star Break.

In the 2013 season of Major League Soccer, 65% of the audience were White, 34% were Hispanic, 8% were Black

Sports in the US

According to U.S. Census Bureau population

estimated as of July 1, 2013, there are

roughly 54 million Hispanics living in the

United States, representing approximately

17% of the U.S. total population

November 12, 1892, Modern Football

was created

1.06% of NFL players are

Hispanic/Latino

Since the 1920’s, Mexico has had it’s

own College Football Divison

FOOTBALL

First published rules for baseball came about in 1845

Similar to the English sport, Cricket

Estevan Enrique "Steve" Bellán, born in Cuba, was the first

Latino professional baseball player

MLB Debut: May 9, 1932, Played for the Haymakers of Troy

2014 MLB roster features 224 players (26.9%) born outside of

the US of the total 853 players

Dominican Republic (83 players), Cuba (19 players), Puerto

Rico (11 players), Mexico (11), Curacao (5), Colombia (4),

Panama (4), Nicaragua (3)

BASEBALL

Fighting has been a part of Humanity since the Dawn of Man

Primitive Boxing came about in the 1890’s, professional glove

fights began being promoted by the private National Sporting

Club

PROFESSIONAL FIGHTING/BOXING

Oscar de la Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez, and Roberto

Duran are notable Hispanic Boxers

Most communities where Hispanic live have a high

rate of crime and gang violence. In a site called

“National Park Service”, there is an article of on La

Colonia in Oxnard. In La Colonia, a youth boxing

club was open to steer young kids into the right

direction, to keep them busy and out the gang life

Sport provides hard work, discipline and

dedication.

Latinos in the Olympics

The Olympic Games are Greek festivals

that have been celebrated since the

seventh century before Christ.

Since the modern Olympics of the

nineteenth century Hispanics all around the world have been

able to compete.

Ana Gabriela Guevara

One of our most recent Mexican athletic treasures is Ana Gabriela Guevara. Guevara is recognized for her swiftness and ability to run at a high speed in the running fields. Guevara has won a serious of medals for her athletic talents. The total medals that she has been awarded for running in the fields are an honorable record. The career of this athlete was won a total of twenty three medals. Thirteen gold medals, seven silver medals and three bronze medals for all her competitions.

Guevara’s athletic career has earned

her a total of twenty three

medals.

Trent DimasTrent Dimas is a Hispanic American from New Mexico.

Dimas is the first Hispanic to win a gold medal on the Horizontal bar. And first Gymnast to win a Gold medal outside the country.