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Thomas “Sarge” Johnson

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Thomas “Sarge” Johnson

Birth
Millikin, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
14 Mar 1980 (aged 58)
Warsaw, Miasto Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland
Burial
Whitestown, Boone County, Indiana, USA
Plot
Garden of the Last Supper, Plot 208B, Grave #4
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US Olympic Boxing Trainer. He was a retired army sergeant who is best remembered as the trainer for the highly successful 1976 U.S. Olympic boxing team, a squad that included Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks, Howard Davis, Leon Spinks, Leo Randolph and John Tate. He was also among those who helped groom Indianapolis' Marvin Johnson to become a world champion light heavyweight. He was killed with the 1980 U.S. National Boxing team in a crash near Warsaw, Poland. Indianapolis' Sarge Johnson Boxing Center was named in his honor.
US Olympic Boxing Trainer. He was a retired army sergeant who is best remembered as the trainer for the highly successful 1976 U.S. Olympic boxing team, a squad that included Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks, Howard Davis, Leon Spinks, Leo Randolph and John Tate. He was also among those who helped groom Indianapolis' Marvin Johnson to become a world champion light heavyweight. He was killed with the 1980 U.S. National Boxing team in a crash near Warsaw, Poland. Indianapolis' Sarge Johnson Boxing Center was named in his honor.

Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22742/thomas-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas “Sarge” Johnson (26 Mar 1921–14 Mar 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22742, citing Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Boone County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.