AKA Joseph Louis Barrow

Born: 13-May-1914
Birthplace: Lafayette, AL
Died: 12-Apr-1981
Location of death: Las Vegas, NV
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Boxing

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Champ

Military service: US Army (1942-45)

Father: (cotton picker)
Mother: (housewife)
Sister: Vunies High (d. 18-Feb-2008 hypothermia)
Wife: Marva Trotter (m. 24-Sep-1935, div. 27-Mar-1945, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Jacquelin (b. 1943)
Son: Joseph Louis Barrow Jr. (b. 28-May-1947)
Girlfriend: Lana Turner
Girlfriend: Lena Horne
Girlfriend: Sonja Henie
Wife: Rose Morgan (m. 25-Dec-1955, div. 1958)
Wife: Martha Malone Jefferson (m. 17-Mar-1959, until his death)

    World Heavyweight Champion (22-Jun-1937 to 1-Mar-1949)
    Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) 1935
    International Boxing Hall of Fame
    Congressional Gold Medal
    Endorsement of Liggett Group Chesterfield cigarettes
    unknown detox facility Denver, CO (1970)
    Heart Attack 1977
    Risk Factors: Cocaine, Smoking

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Square Jungle (30-Dec-1955) Himself
    This is the Army (29-Jul-1943)

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