Alright, so I was watching some tennis the other day, and this young guy, Ben Shelton, caught my eye again. Loads of power, great energy on the court. And a question popped into my head, something I’d kinda wondered about before: Is Ben Shelton black? It’s just one of those things you get curious about when watching athletes, you know? Their background, where they come from. So, I figured, let me just look into this myself.
My usual routine kicked in. Fired up the old computer, opened my browser. Didn’t really know where to start specifically, so I just typed in the basic stuff into the search bar. Things like ‘Ben Shelton parents’, ‘Ben Shelton ethnicity’, ‘Ben Shelton family background’. You kinda just throw things at the wall and see what sticks, right?
Digging Through the Info
So I started clicking through some of the results. Lots of sports articles, player profiles, stuff like that. Plenty about his game, his college career at Florida, how his dad coached him. Ah, his dad. Bryan Shelton. That seemed like a key piece. I remembered Bryan used to be a pro player himself.
I focused my search a bit more. Looked specifically for ‘Bryan Shelton ethnicity’. Found quite a few sources, pictures too, confirming that yes, Bryan Shelton is Black. Okay, that’s one parent.
Then I did the same for his mom. Her name is Lisa Shelton, maiden name Witsken, I think. Found info saying she played tennis too, quite good as a junior. And looking into her background, sources indicated that Lisa Shelton is white.
Connecting the Dots
So, putting that together wasn’t exactly rocket science after finding those pieces.
- His father, Bryan Shelton, is Black.
- His mother, Lisa Shelton, is white.
Based on everything I dug up, Ben Shelton is mixed-race. It makes sense. Answers the question I had buzzing around. It wasn’t some big mystery, just took a few minutes of searching and reading through some bits and pieces online. Just thought I’d share my little process, how I went about finding out, in case anyone else had the same thought cross their mind. Pretty straightforward stuff once you look.
