California Athletes

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947) - Basketball

• Basketball Hall of Fame
• Sports Placement Services

Barry Bonds (born 1964) - Baseball

• Barry Bonds Offical Website
• The Baseball Page

Oscar de la Hoya (born 1971) - Boxing

• Latino Sports Legends
• Gale Group - Free resources site
  Article on:  “Oscar De La Hoya." Contemporary Hispanic Biography. Vol. 1.

Joe DiMaggio (1914- 1999)- Baseball

• The Baseball Page
• Yankee Fan Web site
• See Oak Library Collection

Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born 1962) - Track

• ESPN.com
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Gale Resource Library
  "St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. 5 vols. St. James Press, 2000.
• People of the Century
• Scholastic

Tony Hawk (born 1968) - Skate Boarding

• Tony Hawk's Official Website
• See Oak Library collection

Michelle Kwan (born 1980) - Figure Skating

• KidzWorld: Michelle Kwan
• About.com: Michelle Kwan
• See Oak Library collection

Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) - Baseball

• Time 100: Jackie Robinson
• See Oak Library collection

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (born 1975) - Golf

• About.com: Tiger Woods
• Tiger Woods Official Website
• See Oak Library collection

Kristi Yamaguchi (born 1971) - Ice Skating

• About.com: Kristi Yamaguchi
• See Oak Library collection