Bill Bailey - Revision history

Wouter at 14:02, 6 July 2008

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	<boxer>100099</boxer><br>'''Bill Bailey''' took his fighting name from the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". Bailey, whose father was a career Army man, moved around quite a bit. Though born in San Antonio Tex., he grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, attending Lincoln high school where he played on the high school football team. He began his amateur career in 1952 and competed in amateur tournaments in Texas, Chicago and New York.~~<br>~~		<boxer>100099</boxer><br>'''Bill Bailey''' took his fighting name from the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". Bailey, whose father was a career Army man, moved around quite a bit. Though born in San Antonio Tex., he grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, attending Lincoln high school where he played on the high school football team.<br>
	~~Bailey~~ won 37 of 42 bouts, some of these were fought as a member of the U.S. Marines Corps, in which he served from 1952 to 1954. He had five pro fights in 1955, winning 4 and losing 1. Then he retired until 1959 when he returned to action in the Northeast - where he attended Murphy-Griffin Business College in Seattle, WA. His idol was Turkey Thompson.		Bailey began his amateur career in 1952 and competed in amateur tournaments in Texas, Chicago and New York. He won 37 of 42 bouts, some of these were fought as a member of the U.S. Marines Corps, in which he served from 1952 to 1954. He had five pro fights in 1955, winning 4 and losing 1. Then he retired until 1959 when he returned to action in the Northeast - where he attended Murphy-Griffin Business College in Seattle, WA. His idol was Turkey Thompson.

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	~~Born in San Antonio, TX. He~~ took his fighting name from ~~the~~ the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". He grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, ~~atending Linclon~~ high school where he played on the high school football team~~. His idol was Turkey Thompson. Bill, whose father was a career Army man moved around quite a bit~~. He began his amateur career in 1952 and competed in amateur tournaments in Texas, Chicago and New York. He won 37 of 42 bouts, some of these were fought as a member of the U.S. Marines Corps, in which he served from 1952 to 1954. He had five pro fights in 1955, winning 4 and losing 1. Then he retired until 1959 when he returned to action in the Northeast where he attended Murphy-Griffin Business College in ~~Seatlle~~, WA.		<boxer>100099</boxer><br>'''Bill Bailey''' took his fighting name from the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". Bailey, whose father was a career Army man, moved around quite a bit. Though born in San Antonio Tex., he grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, attending Lincoln high school where he played on the high school football team. He began his amateur career in 1952 and competed in amateur tournaments in Texas, Chicago and New York.<br>
			Bailey won 37 of 42 bouts, some of these were fought as a member of the U.S. Marines Corps, in which he served from 1952 to 1954. He had five pro fights in 1955, winning 4 and losing 1. Then he retired until 1959 when he returned to action in the Northeast - where he attended Murphy-Griffin Business College in Seattle, WA. His idol was Turkey Thompson.

Dan: New page: Born in San Antonio, TX. He took his fighting name from the the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". He grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, atending Linc...

2008-07-05T16:31:44Z

New page: Born in San Antonio, TX. He took his fighting name from the the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". He grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, atending Linc...

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Born in San Antonio, TX. He took his fighting name from the the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". He grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, atending Linclon high school where he played on the high school football team. His idol was Turkey Thompson. Bill, whose father was a career Army man moved around quite a bit. He began his amateur career in 1952 and competed in amateur tournaments in Texas, Chicago and New York. He won 37 of 42 bouts, some of these were fought as a member of the U.S. Marines Corps, in which he served from 1952 to 1954. He had five pro fights in 1955, winning 4 and losing 1. Then he retired until 1959 when he returned to action in the Northeast where he attended Murphy-Griffin Business College in Seatlle, WA.