Nov. 4, 2022
Episode 128: Pause to Ponder - Lacoste ... Black or No?
Jean Lacoste was a French tennis player and business man who went by the nickname "The Crocodile" which ended up serving as the iconic logo on his clothing line. He was an accomplished tennis player having won several cups and was considered the number one player in the world in both 1926 and 1927. Lacoste even earned a bronze medal in the 1924 Olympics. Despite all of the accolades and public recognition, there exists a lingering mystery that still causes debates within some circles today.
Was Lacoste a Black man?
Join me as I share how this information came to my attention as well as the details I learned, and subsequent questions I developed, through my investigation into this tennis star's background.
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