George Gemas

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Name: George Gemas
Alias: Cokey
Birth Name: George Benjamin Gemas
Hometown: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthplace: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1976-08-02 (Age:72)
Height: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Manager: Al Lippe

His obituary reported he was born July 22. 1906

Gemas defended All-Navy wrestling championship on Dec 18, 1923, over Tarzan Knight.

Split time between boxing and wrestling beginning 1932.

Worked as a blacksmith after retiring from boxing and before re-joining Navy during WWII.