Olympic Gold Medalist as a light heavyweight boxer. He joined the Army in 1947 and learned to box while stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. He fought in countless matches during a 10-year military career and seldom lost. At the age of 26, he qualified for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. He won three matches en route to the gold medal. Instead of immediately turning professional, he re-enlisted for another year in the Army before embarking on a boxing career under the management of Cus D'Amato. He moved to Baltimore in the early 1960s and began working as a nursing assistant at the Veterans Administration Hospital; he retired in 1996.
Olympic Gold Medalist as a light heavyweight boxer. He joined the Army in 1947 and learned to box while stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. He fought in countless matches during a 10-year military career and seldom lost. At the age of 26, he qualified for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. He won three matches en route to the gold medal. Instead of immediately turning professional, he re-enlisted for another year in the Army before embarking on a boxing career under the management of Cus D'Amato. He moved to Baltimore in the early 1960s and began working as a nursing assistant at the Veterans Administration Hospital; he retired in 1996.
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