Occupation-Boxer
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (1977- )
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr is a professional boxer and boxing promoter. Mayweather was born on February 24, 1977, to Floyd...
Emile Alphonse Griffith (1938-2013)
Professional boxer Emile Griffith was born February 3, 1938 on the island of St. Thomas, in the United States Virgin Islands. He moved...
Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter (1937-2014)
Rubin Carter was an American middleweight boxer who is best known not because of his sports career but because of his...
Leone Jacovacci (1902–1983)
Afro-Italian boxing champion Leone Jacovacci (a.k.a. John Douglas Walker and Jack Walker) was born in 1902 in the village of...
William James [“Willie”] Dixon (1915-1992)
Willie Dixon was a pioneering Chicago blues musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, producer, and philanthropist. He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi,...
Jack Leroy Cooper (1888-1970)
Jack L. Cooper is widely acknowledged as the first African American radio broadcaster. Cooper, born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September...
Canada Lee (1907-1952)
Canada Lee (the adopted name of Lionel Cornelius Canegata) was a noted 20th Century jockey, boxer, and actor. Born on...
George “Little Chocolate” Dixon (1870-1909)
George Dixon, also known as “Little Chocolate,” was born on July 29, 1870 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Standing only 5’...
