Founding Members of Athletes for Africa
D.E.F.’s Athletes for Africa is a donor advocate group of current and retired professional athletes who help further the mission of empowerment through education in African nations where diamonds are a natural resource.
Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred “Reggie” Bush was born on March 2, 1985 in San Diego, California. Reggie is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints and formerly played for the University of Southern California (USC). He played running back/tailback, wide receiver, and punt and kickoff returner for the team. He is generally recognized as one of the best running backs in college football history due to his speed, agility, evasiveness, and outstanding instincts on the gridiron.
Read Reggie Bush’s blog post from his trip or watch a video of Reggie’s in Africa.
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Curtis Granderson
Curtis Granderson (born March 16, 1981, in Blue Island Illinois) is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees. On December 9, Granderson was traded to the New York Yankees in a three team trade. In the deal, the Yankees received Granderson while sending Phil Coke and minor leaguer Austin Jackson to Detroit. Also, the Arizona Diamondbacks received Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy and Tigers pitcher Edwin Jackson in return for young pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth, who joined the Tigers. He will wear #14 with the Yankees, a change from his uniform number of #28 with the Tigers, as manager Joe Girardi will wear #28, symbolizing the team’s drive for its 28th World Series championship.
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Serena Williams
Serena Williams embodies style, power, beauty and courage. Like numerous A-list celebrities, Serena is recognized by the mere mention of her first name. Only 27, Serena has overcome insurmountable odds to win 8 career Grand Slams, and become one the game’s greatest all-time players. Her remarkable tennis skills have skyrocketed her to fame, but only her unique charm and drive could explain her successful endeavors outside of tennis in film, television, fashion and philanthropy. Serena has high hopes for the 2008 season after her dominating performance in the most recent Australian Open. Her tennis ability combined with her off-court activity makes her one of the most recognizable names and faces in the world – an icon.
Serena was born September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. While still an infant, the family moved to Compton, California where she began playing tennis at the age of four. At nine, Serena and her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. Since that time, she has become one of the most dominant figures in tennis.
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Ray Crockett
As a stellar fourteen year NFL corner, Ray Crockett spent five years with the Detroit Lions 89-93, seven with the Denver Broncos 94-00 and two with Kansas City Chiefs 01-02. An important note here is that Ray Crockett, serving as captain, was a member of Denver’s Back to Back World Championship teams in ‘97 and ’98, earning him two rings for Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII. A graduate of Baylor University, Ray has been very active in business and entertainment as well. He owns several companies and has been in movies, on TV shows and on radio stations across the U.S. Ray’s heart lies within his community. He has hosted charity events that have helped benefit numerous charities including the American Cancer Society, The Lupus Foundation and The Children’s Charities.
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Dusty Baker
Dusty Baker was hired as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds in October, 2007. He is the first African-American manager in franchise history. Born and raised in California, Baker was drafted right out of high school by the Altanta Braves in 1967. He played 19 years, for the Braves, the San Francisco Giants, and the Oakland A’s.
Among his numerous honors were the National League Championship Series MVP in 1977 and a Gold Glove in 1981.Prior to joining the Reds organization, Baker was manager for the Giants and the Chicago Cubs, earning the NL Manager of the Year honors in 1993, 1997, and 2000.
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Reggie Bush, Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Ray Crockett visit Botswana and South Africa