Donna Cheek

In 1982 Donna became the first Black rider in the US Equestrian Team in Show Jumping. In 1984, she starred in the Award-winning NBC special about her life: “One More Hurdle: The Donna Cheek Story”, performing her own stunts. From 1988 to 1995 Donna represented Adolph Coors as an exhibition rider. She was also a motivational speaker lecturing at inner-city schools, youth groups, and women’s organizations. She was inducted as the first Equestrienne into the Women’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2014 she became a volunteer contributing producer for the KCBX show “Issues and Ideas.” In 2017 she received the Trailblazer Courage Award from the Women’s Sports Museum.