Frank Lumpkin

Name: Frank Lumpkin
Hometown: Orlando, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Washington, Georgia, USA
Died: 2010-03-01 (Age:93)
Pro Boxer: Record

Following in the footsteps of his older brother Wade, Frank Lumpkin became a professional boxer. After his boxing career ended, Lumpkin, a lifelong activist for worker rights, was best known for leading the Save Our Jobs Committee when Chicago's Wisconsin Steel mill abruptly closed down in 1980. He is the subject of the 1999 book Always bring a crowd! The story of Frank Lumpkin, steelworker, written by his wife Beatrice.

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