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# Born Champions
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/finding-your-roots-born-champions/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T14:26:27.000Z
- Description: Examine the ancestral origins of athletes Derek Jeter, Billie Jean King and Rebecca Lobo.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 2, Episode 2, #ZZZ_Episode_d40674ed-c042-4ac7-8622-63ff41bdf29d, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

Three of America’s greatest athletes, whose determination and love of sports were deeply shaped by their families, were all cut off from their true origins. Billie Jean King learns the story of her grandmother. Derek Jeter confronts his ancestors’ lives as slaves. Rebecca Lobo finds out that her Spanish ancestor fought side by side with a famous revolutionary.