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- By 1939 he had improved his theatre projection system to televise a boxing match on a screen 15|ft|m|abbr=on by 12|ft|m|abbr=on . "Baird ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 20:54, 1 May 2024
- King's first cousin, and former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston was his uncle. |right|250px|B. B. King's favorite singer was ...26 KB (3,986 words) - 05:20, 26 August 2023
- not only in academics but also in soccer as well as boxing. In 1930, at the age of 17, however, Camus contracted tuberculosis. This put a halt to his ...25 KB (3,796 words) - 04:59, 17 June 2023
- As a young man he enjoyed riding, boxing, and entertainment with friends. Yuan had wanted to pursue a career in the civil service, but failed ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 21:35, 4 June 2023
- Category:Image wanted {{Infobox Celebrity | name = James Joseph Brown, Jr. | image = James Brown Live Hamburg 1973 1702730029.jpg ...25 KB (3,918 words) - 21:04, 20 March 2024
- New York, where his mentor was the New York Boxing Commission official and former Harlem Rens basketball legend Frank "Strangler" Forbes. ...29 KB (4,418 words) - 15:22, 14 May 2023
- The rise of Mike Tyson in boxing, who held most of his fights in Atlantic City in the 1980s, also boosted Atlantic City's popularity. On ...28 KB (3,984 words) - 06:06, 21 August 2023
- and has also hosted ice hockey, indoor soccer, and boxing. San Diego has the dubious distinction of being the largest United States city to have ...27 KB (3,961 words) - 16:26, 31 October 2023
- as a soldier in Fixed Bayonets! (1951), a boxing cornerman in Sailor Beware (1952), ... | Boxing Trainer | Hal Walker | Uncredited |- | 1952 | Deadline – U.S.A. ...56 KB (8,516 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- In 1974, Kinshasa hosted the "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match in which Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman to regain the World ...27 KB (3,843 words) - 22:47, 6 June 2024
- Other popular sports include basketball, netball, boxing, volleyball, athletics, and rugby. The National Sports Council also known as Baraza ...29 KB (4,092 words) - 04:27, 27 February 2023
- Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-born American entertainer whose prolific career spanned ...28 KB (4,249 words) - 05:46, 16 November 2023
- Kenya, among them football (soccer), cricket, and boxing. But Kenya is known chiefly for its dominance in cross country and the marathon, middle and ...29 KB (4,349 words) - 03:29, 6 October 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law [[Image:JohnTNeufeld.jpg|thumb|right|John T. Neufeld was a WWI conscientious objector sentenced ...33 KB (4,966 words) - 18:54, 14 January 2023
- Boxing, baseball, and basketball are popular. They have their own professional baseball leagues, though San Juan hosted the Montreal Expos for ...32 KB (4,834 words) - 18:10, 14 April 2023
- , and auto racing. He flirted with boxing, and he was offered a pro football contract by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1966. He also was an actor ...36 KB (5,732 words) - 10:56, 15 May 2023
- rounders, lawn tennis, basketball, table tennis, boxing, squash, and a few others. Guyana played host to international cricket matches as part ...31 KB (4,442 words) - 05:41, 27 July 2023
- imposing Idi Amin was the Ugandan light heavyweight boxing champion from 1951 to 1960, as well as a swimmer and rugby player. [https://www.scotsman.com/news/ob ...36 KB (5,445 words) - 21:36, 25 July 2021
- League has a large following. Muay Thai (Thai boxing), Thailand's native martial art, is probably the most popular spectator sport. The other main ...33 KB (4,876 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- medalist, Clarence Hill, who won a bronze medal in boxing. Bermuda also competed in Men's Skeleton (head first luge) at the 2006 Winter Olympics ...36 KB (5,347 words) - 11:05, 28 September 2023
