An in depth look at the history of Latinos/Hispanics in Sports

1. Maritza Figueroa
Gerardo Gallegos
Dulce Raygoza
LATINOS
REPRESENTATION
IN SPORTS

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

9.  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

11.  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

12.  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.

13. Latinos in the
OlympicsThe 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.

14. 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.

16. Guevara’s athletic
career has earned
her a total of
twenty three
medals.

17. Trent Dimas
Trent 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.