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# See 13 Historic Parades for Star Athletes

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![July 1930 --- Original caption: Parade up Broadway in welcome to Bobby Jones. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6242ebdcc1a4ca7/69885a56524fc002c6df37fd/parade-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

British Open champion Bobby Jones is welcomed to New York on July 2, 1930.

British Open champion Bobby Jones is welcomed to New York on July 2, 1930. Bettmann/Corbis

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The stretch of lower Broadway in New York City that’s known as the Canyon of Heroes has seen celebrations for dignitaries, aviators and even a pianist. And, in the more than a century that the city has thus feted the famous, it’s also seen its share of the best athletes in the world. The tradition started with the 1924 U.S. Olympic team, upon their return from the games in Paris—and it continues on Friday with [a parade for the U.S. Women’s World Cup soccer team](http://time.com/3948812/womens-soccer-team-ticker-tape-parade/). Here’s a look at some of those who came before.

**_Read more:_** [A Brief History of Ticker-Tape Parades](http://time.com/3950093/ticker-tape-parades)

![July 1930 --- Original caption: Parade up Broadway in welcome to Bobby Jones. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6242ebdcc1a4ca7/69885a56524fc002c6df37fd/parade-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

British Open champion Bobby Jones is welcomed to New York on July 2, 1930. Bettmann/Corbis

![American swimmer Gertrude Ederle, the first female to swim across the English Channel, is honoured for her historic swim and crowned 'Queen of the Waves', September 8, 1926 in New York City. \(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28935e417f3f24c2/69885a560b72e3cabf6e4dc8/parade-002.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

American swimmer Gertrude Ederle, the first female to swim across the English Channel, is crowned 'Queen of the Waves' in New York City on Sept. 8, 1926\. The month before, she had been honored with a ticker-tape parade. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

![v](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta583a2afad1a7e94/69885a57196cf43aee0370bc/parade-003.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

American athlete and Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens waves at fans during a ticker tape parade in honor of the U.S. athletes who competed in the Berlin Olympic Games, in New York, on Sept. 3, 1936. Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images


![Baseball's grand old man, Connie Mack, stands up in a car, lower left, to acknowledge the cheers of New Yorkers lining lower Broadway, New York City, as a parade held in his honor moves past Pine Street towards City Hall and an official welcome, Aug. 19,](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc05b76d22129fb41/69885a57cd1bba81a26fc356/parade-004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Baseball's Connie Mack stands up in a car to acknowledge the cheers of New Yorkers lining lower Broadway, New York City, on Aug. 19, 1949. AP

![Four year old Kevin Currey made an appearance at today's parade for the N.L. Champions, all decked out in a Giant uniform cut to size. He caught the eye of Alvin Dark and Willie Mays and they scooped him up into their car during the big parade. A big day](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9914e226e338fef7/69885a572dce014c6a9e490d/parade-005.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Alvin Dark and Willie Mays of the National League champion New York Giants, with a young fan (Kevin Currey, 4) during a parade on Sept. 27, 1954, Sam Goldstein—Bettmann/Corbis

![Althea Gibson waves to acknowledge the cheers of crowd linin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt156667b17186fc37/69885a58524fc04baddf3805/parade-006.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Althea Gibson, tennis great, waves to the crowd on July 11, 1957. NY Daily News/Getty Images


![09 Mar 1960 --- Original caption: Ice Queen Honored By Blizzard. New York: Confetti showers down on Carol Heiss, 20 year old ice skating champion, as she rides up lower Broadway during a ticker tape parade given in her honor. Miss Heiss has won her fifth](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt33fea8c409aefa68/69885a582dce012fcb9e4911/parade-007.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Carol Heiss, Olympic ice skating champion, receives a parade on Mar. 9, 1960. Bettmann/Corbis

![Young Little Little Members Participating in Their Championship Parade](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e1fb0fd0c693adc/69885a58428a9ebb32cce19f/parade-008.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

William Ebner, Gregory Klee, and Daniel Yaccarino, members of the Little League World Championship team, Staten Island's Mid-Island All-Stars, during a parade on Sept. 3, 1964. Bettmann/Corbis

![The New York Yankees ride in a motorcade of a ticker tape parade in lower Manhattan on October 19, 1978. New York City welcomed the team home as champions of the 75th World Series.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd32438c5792eed8b/69885a59428a9e2d41cce1a3/parade-009.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

The New York Yankees ride in a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan on Oct. 19, 1978, after winning the World Series. Ron Frehm—AP


![UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 28: Thousands greet pitcher Ron Darling at New York Mets' parade as he arrives at City Hall.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfd65635b3bf98bb/69885a590b72e3d45e6e4dcd/parade-010.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Pitcher Ron Darling at the New York Mets' parade on Oct. 28, 1986, after the team won the World Series. Mel Finkelstein—NY Daily News/Getty Images

![Adam Graves \(far left\) and Captain Mark Messier \(sunglasses\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1767aadcfb0711b/69885a59cd68485afe0a0bc9/parade-011.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Adam Graves (far left) and Captain Mark Messier (sunglasses) with Ranger teammates during a ticker-tape parade in honor of their Stanley Cup win, on June 17, 1994\. Brian Leetch holds the cup, Keith Torrie—NY Daily News/Getty Images

![SChicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa gestures from a float, between flags from the United States and the Dominican Republic, during a parade in his honor in New York Saturday Oct. 17, 1998. SA](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140453b5f79c3104/69885a5af887dca8dae914f3/parade-012.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, between flags from the United States and the Dominican Republic, during a parade in his honor on Oct. 17, 1998, after he tied the single-season home-run record. Mitch Jacobson—AP


![NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: \(L-R\) Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, Michael Strahan, and Eli Manning of the New York Giants ride in a float along Broadway, also known as "The Canyon of Heroes" during Super Bowl XLII victory parade in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1313f38dff0c3de/69885a5acd1bba74166fc35c/parade-013.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, with Michael Strahan and Eli Manning of the New York Giants, during the Super Bowl XLII victory parade in New York City on Feb. 5, 2008. Al Bello—Getty Images

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