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Sports in the deaf community, including deaf athletes

Sports in the deaf community, including deaf athletes

Shelley Beattie - Deaf Bodybuilder

Profile of Shelley Beattie, a professional, award-winning deaf bodybuilder

People - Luther "Dummy" Taylor - Deaf Professional Baseball Player

Profile of Luther "Dummy" Taylor, a deaf player in the baseball major leagues in the early 20th century.

Curtis Pride

A contemporary baseball player who is deaf.

Dummy Hoy

A deaf baseball player who has yet to make it into the Hall of Fame.

Kenny Walker

For awhile, he was a professional deaf football player.

Deaf Sports

An overview of sports in the deaf community.

Deaflympics

Profile of the Deaflympics, formerly the World Games for the Deaf.

Terrence Parkin

Profile of Terrence Parkin, an award-winning swimmer who is deaf.

USA Deaf Sports Federation

Profile of the USA Deaf Sports Federation.
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