Jess Willard
Birthday December 29, 1881
Birth Sign Capricorn
Birthplace Kansas
DEATH DATE December 15, 1968 (age 86)
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About
6'6", 270-pound heavyweight boxing champion, nicknamed the 'Pottawatomie Giant' and 'The Great White Hope.' He compiled a career record of 26-6-1.
Before Fame
He worked as a cowboy as a young adult.
Trivia
After holding the heavyweight title for four years, he lost it to Jack Dempsey in a brutal bone-breaking match in which he was knocked down seven times in the first round.
Family Life
He married his childhood friend Harriet Evans.
Associated With
Jack Dempsey was the only boxer to ever knock him down.
