DEAR MR HASCUP

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 02 Sep 2005, 19:04

being from new jersey, and learning that u were president of the new jersey hall of fame, i figured i would take a look at the official website....when i got there, i immediatly found james j braddock and read the info that was selected for him. i did notice one problem. it says in your bio of braddock that he was born in 1906.. i can undertsand the mistake because there has been issues with his birthdate, and he was actually born on June 7 1905.. i was hoping maybe you would have enough power to have that changed.

Sincerely,
Rory McCloskey

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 05 Sep 2005, 10:45

hhascup · Post by **hhascup** » 06 Sep 2005, 12:08

I made the change. I just went by other sources and most had it 1906 instead of 1905.

JCS · Post by **JCS** » 06 Sep 2005, 14:46

Was in fact born on 6/7/1905.

Confirmed this through the Social Security Death Index

http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

JAMES BRADDOCK
Born: 07 Jun 1905
Died: Nov 1974
Last Residence: 07047 (North Bergen, Hudson, NJ)
SSN: 057-16-5502
State SSN Issued: New York

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 06 Sep 2005, 17:52

the international boxing hall of fame website has it wrong too, how can i change that??

delisa · Post by **delisa** » 06 Sep 2005, 19:16

I have a letter from his widow confirming that date as well -- and it is in my book as such.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 14-9841741

JCS · Post by **JCS** » 06 Sep 2005, 19:46

delisa wrote:I have a letter from his widow confirming that date as well -- and it is in my book as such.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 14-9841741

Even Amazon references 1906.

Just out of curiousity... what sparked your interest in Braddock, enough so to write a book about his story? Why not Joe Louis, or any of the other early-mid century fighters?

delisa · Post by **delisa** » 06 Sep 2005, 20:23

I have been researching boxing for over 30 years -- my book is an outgrowth research I did for Ron Howard and the team at Imagine.

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 06 Sep 2005, 22:06

my grandfather use to tell me stories when i was like 5... he grew up a few miles away from where braddock was living during the time of the depression. he met the champ sometime in the late 50's and braddock bought him dinner after my grampa told him he was his hero.

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 06 Sep 2005, 22:07

if u go to the families website they confirmed for me that it is 1905... http://www.jamesjbraddock.com/faq/

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 06 Sep 2005, 22:09

oh wait... you were asking mike delisa!!! delisa oh my god its an honor... i just finished your book i LOVE it...thank you for writing it it was such a great read

do you have anymore interesting books or weblinks that i could go for some more info on braddock? old articles would also be great..anything

barry · Post by **barry** » 07 Sep 2005, 00:56

If you join http://www.newspaperarchive.com they have tons of articles on Braddock, as well as just boxing in general, probably around a million total pages. If you do decide to join how about giving my name as a reference to the site. It's a fee-based site, but it continues to grow every day and they are starting to add some of the larger newspapers such as the Oakland Tribune and Syracuse Post and Herald...it's a great site for old newspapers!

robert.snell1 · Post by **robert.snell1** » 07 Sep 2005, 07:05

delisa wrote:I have been researching boxing for over 30 years -- my book is an outgrowth research I did for Ron Howard and the team at Imagine.

Hi Mike

saw you on TV a few days back - National Geographic- talking about Braddock. Very interesting and will do a tape if its repeated. On the rare occasions I tape anything and didnt have a spare tape....

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 07 Sep 2005, 18:20

what do i do? just call up the international boxing hall of fame and tell them they have something messed up on there website?.. i want that fixed. i want to know that i helped make a difference, that i did somethign for him

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 08 Sep 2005, 13:18

delisa wrote:I have a letter from his widow confirming that date as well -- and it is in my book as such.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 14-9841741

I picked your book up about a month ago in a bookshop in Leicester.

I look forward to reading it.

delisa · Post by **delisa** » 10 Sep 2005, 02:21

Thanks for the kind words about my book -- by the way I am scheduled to be a "special feature" of the DVD of the movie..

Right now, I am buried finishing editing my doc on the Ali-Maricano computer fight -- http://www.superfightdvd.com

I just did a radio interview with the BBC, by the way!!

ps Barry is on the money -- newspaperarchive is a great resource -- though nothing beats the NYPL!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 10 Sep 2005, 06:52

delisa wrote:Right now, I am buried finishing editing my doc on the Ali-Maricano computer fight -- http://www.superfightdvd.com

Interesting.... Any plans for a UK release?

delisa wrote:I just did a radio interview with the BBC, by the way!!

Which station & show?