--- description: The victorious women of the U.S. World Cup team are not the first to have their sports triumph celebrated in the Canyon of Heroes title: Ticker-Tape Parade History: See Photos of 13 Parades Honoring Athletes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6242ebdcc1a4ca7/69885a56524fc002c6df37fd/parade-001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [History](/section/history/) ## History Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See 13 Historic Parades for Star Athletes by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2015 2:45 PM CUT  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 by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2015 2:45 PM CUT 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/ "undefined"). 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 "undefined")  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 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  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 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  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, tennis great, waves to the crowd on July 11, 1957. NY Daily News/Getty Images  Carol Heiss, Olympic ice skating champion, receives a parade on Mar. 9, 1960. Bettmann/Corbis  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 ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan on Oct. 19, 1978, after winning the World Series. Ron Frehm—AP  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) 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  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  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. 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