Homer LeBlanc
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Name: Homer LeBlanc
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birthplace: Stoney Point, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1993-11-19 (Age:92)
Pro Boxer: Record
Homer LeBlanc, a Detroit, Michigan bantamweight of the 1920s, went on to become a well-known fisherman, inventing the popular Swim Whizz fishing lure in 1956. He made his debut as a boxer in 1922 as an amateur at the Fairview Gardens, A.C. He was the Intercity Amateur Bantamweight Champion in 1923. [researched by Bob Yalen]