He is Coach Roderick Jackson, Hear Him Roar

Ensley Magnet High School's girls basketball team (in Birmingham, Ala.) is finally free from the once mighty clutches of gender discrimination thanks to their coach. Roderick Jackson grew tired his team getting the shaft-the New York Times said that the was forced to put up with secondhand twisted rims on wooden backboards, unequal budgets, lack of ice for injuries, and having their J.V. team eliminated while the boys J.V. team remained untouched-Coach Jackson decided to take on the Birmingham Board of Education in order for his team to recieve the rights and priviledges they deserve.

The battle between the Coach Jackson and the board was so intense that it went straight to the Surpreme Court, who ruled for the coach in a 5-4 vote.