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Item
Title
A6052-6
Date(s)
- 1937-09 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
Portrait of Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele. Steele became United States middleweight champion by defeating Babe Risko 7/11/1936 and obtained the National Boxing Association title from William (Gorilla) Jones on 1/1/1937. Steele, who has always wanted to be a boxer, had a phenomenal professional fight record of only 5 losses in 133 bouts. After his title loss in July of 1938 to Al Hostak, he retired and became a movie actor. He later operated a restaurant in Westport, WA.
Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940;