Born: William Harrison Dempsey
Heavyweight Champion 1919-26
A ferocious fighter and one of the "Roaring Twenties" most famous personalities, Jack Dempsey embodied the spirit of a brash America that still had frontiers and believed anything was possible. From beginnings as an itinerant miner and fruit picker, Dempsey became a roughneck Adonis who ruled the ring as heavyweight champ. He married a Hollywood actress, cared enough about his appearance to have his flattened nose rebuilt, and always gave fight fans a show to remember.
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