Dempsey, Jack (1895-1983)
Boxer Jack Dempsey heralded the Golden Age of Sports. Like Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Bill Tilden, and Bobby Jones, Dempsey was the face of his sport. "In the ring, he was...
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Jack Dempsey
Born June 24, 1895 (Manassa, Colorado)Died May 31, 1983 (New York City, New York)
Boxer and businessman
Jack Dempsey was one of the first great sports heroes and a popular figure of the R...
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One of the world's greatest heavyweight boxers, William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (1895-1983) was so popular that he drew more million-dollar gates than any prizefighter in history.William Harrison Demp...
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Today is Saturday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2007. There are 100 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 22, 1776, Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy by the British during the Rev...
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As a doughboy in occupied Germany after World War I, Cal Farley noticed sad, hungry boys who would often gather with nothing to do.They were disaffected youth in a defeated country.Farley wanted to...
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For Foster Hewitt, the Voice of Hockey, the sport was anything but cool in 1923.The man who would first proclaim "He shoots, he scores!" and whose famous 1972 call -- "They score! Henderson has sco...
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Dempsey, Jack (1895-1983)
Dempsey, Jack
Jack Dempsey
Today in history - Sept. 22
