Bliss (Lee) Croft - Revision history

Lbcroft at 03:35, 16 February 2009

2009-02-16T03:35:42Z

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	He became a paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the [[Golden Gloves]] Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he also made his professional debut, according to the ''Tacoma News Tribune''.		He became a paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the [[Golden Gloves]] Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he also made his professional debut, according to the ''Tacoma News Tribune''.

	As a professional boxer, Croft was rated in the world's top ten by 1948--at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the U.S. Army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, Bliss Croft was one of the original "Green Berets." He died in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on February 12, 2009 at age 87.		As a professional boxer, Croft was rated in the world's top ten by 1948--at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the U.S. Army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, Bliss Croft was one of the original "Green Berets." He died in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on February 12, 2009 at age 87 after a long fight with Parkinson's disease.

	Photographs of Bliss (Lee) Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2 (shown above); March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.		Photographs of Bliss (Lee) Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2 (shown above); March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.

Lbcroft at 03:34, 16 February 2009

2009-02-16T03:34:17Z

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	He became a paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the [[Golden Gloves]] Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he also made his professional debut, according to the ''Tacoma News Tribune''.		He became a paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the [[Golden Gloves]] Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he also made his professional debut, according to the ''Tacoma News Tribune''.

	As a professional boxer, Croft was rated in the world's top ten by 1948--at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the U.S. Army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, Bliss Croft was one of the original "Green Berets."		As a professional boxer, Croft was rated in the world's top ten by 1948--at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the U.S. Army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, Bliss Croft was one of the original "Green Berets." He died in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on February 12, 2009 at age 87.

	Photographs of Bliss (Lee) Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2 (shown above); March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.		Photographs of Bliss (Lee) Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2 (shown above); March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.

Ric: reformatted (we now have enough info to get beyond bullet factoids); added "earliest known mention" factoid

2007-08-26T23:26:53Z

reformatted (we now have enough info to get beyond bullet factoids); added "earliest known mention" factoid

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	'''Manager:''' [[Jack Connor]]		'''Manager:''' [[Jack Connor]]
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	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].
	*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (~~both~~ in Tacoma) ~~student/athlete.~~		The son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]], '''Bliss Croft''' attended Tacoma's Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College. (The earliest known newspaper mention of Bliss Croft is in the June 16, 1932 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.)
	*Paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he made his professional debut ~~per~~ the ''Tacoma News Tribune''. As a professional boxer ~~he made it to~~ the top ten ~~in the world~~ by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the ~~army~~ for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, ~~'''~~Bliss Croft~~''' is~~ one of the original "Green Berets."
	*Photographs of Bliss (Lee) Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2 (shown above); March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.		He became a paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the [[Golden Gloves]] Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he also made his professional debut, according to the ''Tacoma News Tribune''.

			As a professional boxer, Croft was rated in the world's top ten by 1948--at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the U.S. Army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, Bliss Croft was one of the original "Green Berets."

			Photographs of Bliss (Lee) Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2 (shown above); March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.

	[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]][[Category:Korean War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]][[Category:Korean War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]
	[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]

Ric at 01:39, 26 August 2007

2007-08-26T01:39:54Z

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	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].		*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].
	*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete		*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete.
	*Paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he made his professional debut per the ''Tacoma News Tribune''. As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, '''Bliss Croft''' is one of the original "Green Berets."		*Paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he made his professional debut per the ''Tacoma News Tribune''. As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, '''Bliss Croft''' is one of the original "Green Berets."
	*Photographs of Bliss Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2; March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.		*Photographs of Bliss (Lee) Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2 (shown above); March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.

	[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]][[Category:Korean War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]][[Category:Korean War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]
	[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]

Ric: manager, per Jan 4, 1946 TNT

2007-08-25T21:22:29Z

manager, per Jan 4, 1946 TNT

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	<boxer>124088</boxer>		<boxer>124088</boxer>
	'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>		'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Fred Bruny]]		'''Trainer''': [[Fred Bruny]]<br>
			'''Manager:''' [[Jack Connor]]
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	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].		*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].

Ric: image inserted

2007-08-25T21:19:14Z

image inserted

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			[[file:Croft.Bliss.JPG\|left\|300px\|Bliss (Lee) Croft]]
	<boxer>124088</boxer>		<boxer>124088</boxer>
	'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>		'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Fred Bruny]]		'''Trainer''': [[Fred Bruny]]
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	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].		*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].
	*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete		*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete

Ric: more info added, plus sources of newspaper photos

2007-08-24T12:52:44Z

more info added, plus sources of newspaper photos

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	<boxer>124088</boxer>		<boxer>124088</boxer>
	'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>		'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>
			'''Trainer''': [[Fred Bruny]]

	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[~~Boxer:Lee Croft:150679\|~~Lee Croft]]		*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]].
	*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete		*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete
	*Paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to Salvador Mirabito, and where he made his professional debut per the ''Tacoma News Tribune''. As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he ~~reentered~~ the army for the Korean ~~conflict~~ and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. ~~Col~~. A much decorated combat veteran of three wars, he is one of the original "Green Berets."		*Paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]], and where he made his professional debut per the ''Tacoma News Tribune''. As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he re-entered the army for the Korean Conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Colonel. A much-decorated combat veteran of three wars, '''Bliss Croft''' is one of the original "Green Berets."
			*Photographs of Bliss Croft can be found in the following 1946 editions of the ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper: January 2; March 26 (with trainer Fred Bruny); and June 1.

	[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]][[Category:Korean War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]][[Category:Korean War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]
	[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]

Ric: 2 more categories

2007-08-23T04:25:47Z

2 more categories

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	'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>		'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>

	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]]		*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Boxer:Lee Croft:150679\|Lee Croft]]
	*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete		*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete
	*Paratrooper during World War II ~~(jumped into France during the Normandy invasion), he had~~, ~~while~~ stationed on the American East Coast, made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito~~]]. After the war~~, he made his professional debut. ''Tacoma News Tribune'' As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he ~~rejoined~~ the army for the Korean conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Col. A much decorated combat veteran of three wars, he is one of the original "Green Berets."		*Paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, during which time he made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to Salvador Mirabito, and where he made his professional debut per the ''Tacoma News Tribune''. As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he reentered the army for the Korean conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Col. A much decorated combat veteran of three wars, he is one of the original "Green Berets."

	[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]][[Category:Korean War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]
			[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]

John at 03:27, 23 August 2007

2007-08-23T03:27:30Z

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	'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>		'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>

	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[~~Boxer:Lee Croft:150679\|~~Lee Croft]]		*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Lee Croft]]
	*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete		*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete
	*Paratrooper during World War II (jumped into France during the Normandy invasion), he had, while stationed on the American East Coast, made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to Salvador Mirabito. After the war, he made his professional debut. ''Tacoma News Tribune'' As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he ~~reentered~~ the army for the Korean conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Col. A much decorated combat veteran of three wars, he is one of the original "Green Berets."		*Paratrooper during World War II (jumped into France during the Normandy invasion), he had, while stationed on the American East Coast, made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to [[Salvador Mirabito]]. After the war, he made his professional debut. ''Tacoma News Tribune'' As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he rejoined the army for the Korean conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Col. A much decorated combat veteran of three wars, he is one of the original "Green Berets."

	[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]

Lbcroft: now refined by nephew

2007-08-23T03:23:25Z

now refined by nephew

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	*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Boxer:Lee Croft:150679\|Lee Croft]]		*Son of the 1940s Pierce County Sheriff (Washington state, USA) and former old-time boxer [[Boxer:Lee Croft:150679\|Lee Croft]]
	*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete		*Former Stadium High School and Pacific Lutheran College (both in Tacoma) student/athlete
	*Paratrooper during World War II, stationed on the American East Coast, ~~during which time he~~ made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to Salvador Mirabito, ~~and where~~ he made his professional debut. ''Tacoma News Tribune'' As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he reentered the army for the Korean conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Col. A much decorated combat veteran of three wars, he is one of the original "Green Berets."		*Paratrooper during World War II (jumped into France during the Normandy invasion), he had, while stationed on the American East Coast, made it to the Golden Gloves Semi-Finals, but lost his March 15, 1944, bout to Salvador Mirabito. After the war, he made his professional debut. ''Tacoma News Tribune'' As a professional boxer he made it to the top ten in the world by 1948, at one time knocking out eight opponents in a row. Then he reentered the army for the Korean conflict and stayed through three tours in Vietnam, retiring as Lt. Col. A much decorated combat veteran of three wars, he is one of the original "Green Berets."

	[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]		[[Category:World_War_II Veterans\|Croft, Bliss (Lee)]]