February 3, 2008
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Profile America for the third day of Black History Month. One of the key figures in womens basketball has been Cheryl Miller. She was an outstanding player throughout high school and at the University of Southern California, where she was a four-time All-American. Miller also sparked the U.S. team that won Olympic gold in 1984. A knee injury ended her short professional career. She then coached womens basketball for the University of Southern California and for a team in the WNBA. Cheryl Miller is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, and for some years has announced basketball games on national television. Today, 9.5 percent of the athletes, coaches, umpires and others in the professional sports world are African-American. This special edition of Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.