In a sport that has traditionally been dominated by white athletes and coaches, Arizona gymnastics coach John Court is unique. When I talked to Court after he first got the head coaching position with the Arizona, he spoke about how he had become the only black head coach of gymnastics at a Power 5 school. He is also one of the few black head coaches at Arizona.
He came by it with the help of a great teacher. His mother Jackie Court became the first black woman to become a head coach of any sport at Brown University in 1969.