ESPN Pairs Current Sports Stars with Legends for Black History Month

Set to a theme of the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma, Ala., march, current African-American sports stars team with living LEGENDS for intimate conversations on challenges overcome and still ahead in a SportsCenter Black History Month special: Trailblazers - Past, Present and Future. John Saunders hosts the one-hour original program on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

Athletes on the program include:

Doug Williams, the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl, and Cardale Jones, the young quarterback who led Ohio State to the national championship, joined bySportsCenter anchor Jay Harris.

Mo'ne Davis, the first girl to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League WORLD SERIES history, and Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee, one of history's greatest athletes, with ESPN'sJemele Hill.

P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens defenseman, the target of racist tweets after he scored the goal that eliminated the Boston Bruins from the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year, and Willie O'Ree, the NHL's first black player, who now runs the league's diversity program, in conversation with Saunders.

The program's open includes interviews with surviving Selma marchers and a musical performance on Selma's iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge of the song "Glory" by John Legend and Common.

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