Pete DeGrasse - Revision history

Ric at 03:47, 8 January 2018

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	In fact, according a ''New York Daily News'' [[:File:DeGrasseP3.jpg\|article]] of the early 1950s (exact date unknown), DeGrasse had been born on the St. Regis Reservation, Ottawa, Canada, and brought by his family to Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, when he was two-years-old. "A product of the Trinity Club, Pete had 90 amateur bouts before turning pro, making his total run on the ring warpath 271 bouts, from 1926 to 1941, when Uncle Sam put him in uniform, He won 75% of his matches." "Time and punches slowed Pete down in 1937 and in the ensuing years he was being licked by fellows who, in his heydey, couldn't touch him. He served in the Army for three years."		In fact, according a ''New York Daily News'' [[:File:DeGrasseP3.jpg\|article]] of the early 1950s (exact date unknown), DeGrasse had been born on the St. Regis Reservation, Ottawa, Canada, and brought by his family to Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, when he was two-years-old. "A product of the Trinity Club, Pete had 90 amateur bouts before turning pro, making his total run on the ring warpath 271 bouts, from 1926 to 1941, when Uncle Sam put him in uniform, He won 75% of his matches." "Time and punches slowed Pete down in 1937 and in the ensuing years he was being licked by fellows who, in his heydey, couldn't touch him. He served in the Army for three years."

	DeGrasse was stationed ~~in California~~ during ~~the war~~. ~~While there, he~~ appeared in several motion pictures, including ''Rose Marie'', ''Spawn of the North'', and ''The Last of the Mohicans.'' He supposedly also had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.		DeGrasse moved to Los Angeles circa 1935, and was stationed there during World War II. He appeared in several motion pictures, including ''Rose Marie'', ''Spawn of the North'' (released in 1938), and ''The Last of the Mohicans''--according to that 1950s ''New York Daily News'' article. He supposedly also had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.

	After his boxing career, he was employed as a clerk at the post office located at 33rd St. and 9th Ave. in Flatbush. He married a Hopi Indian woman, "Little Feather," and they had a daughter (Mary) and son (Peter). He [[:File:DeGrasseNotice.jpg\|died]] at age 57 of a heart attack (exact year, and date in very early March, unknown).		After his boxing career, he was employed as a clerk at the post office located at 33rd St. and 9th Ave. in Flatbush, Brooklyn. He married a Hopi Indian woman, Little Feather, and they had a daughter (Mary) and son (Peter). He [[:File:DeGrasseNotice.jpg\|died]] at age 57 of a heart attack (exact year, and date in very early March, unknown).
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Ric: Gallery Code added

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	'''Division''': Featherweight<br>		'''Division''': Featherweight<br>
	'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; [[Harry Levy]], Vera DeGrasse (sister, circa 1934)<br>		'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; [[Harry Levy]], Vera DeGrasse (sister, circa 1934)<br>
	~~Montreal~~ '~~'LaPresse~~'' [[:~~Image~~:DeGrasse.Pete.jpg\|image]]; [[:File:DeGrasseP2.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:DeGrasseP8.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:DeGrasseP6.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:DeGrasseP1.jpg\|Photo #6]], [[:File:DeGrasseP4.jpg\|Photo #7]], [[:File:DeGrasseP5.jpg\|Photo #8]]		'''[[:Category:Pete DeGrasse Gallery\|Pete DeGrasse Image Gallery]]'''
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	'''Pete DeGrasse''' (exact date of birth unknown) was sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. And he was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''.		'''Pete DeGrasse''' (exact date of birth unknown) was sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. And he was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''.

Ric at 01:29, 26 December 2010

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	'''Division''': Featherweight<br>		'''Division''': Featherweight<br>
	'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; [[Harry Levy]], Vera DeGrasse (sister)<br>		'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; [[Harry Levy]], Vera DeGrasse (sister, circa 1934)<br>
	Montreal ''LaPresse'' [[:Image:DeGrasse.Pete.jpg\|image]]; [[:File:DeGrasseP2.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:DeGrasseP8.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:DeGrasseP6.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:DeGrasseP1.jpg\|Photo #6]], [[:File:DeGrasseP4.jpg\|Photo #7]], [[:File:DeGrasseP5.jpg\|Photo #8]]		Montreal ''LaPresse'' [[:Image:DeGrasse.Pete.jpg\|image]]; [[:File:DeGrasseP2.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:DeGrasseP8.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:DeGrasseP6.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:DeGrasseP1.jpg\|Photo #6]], [[:File:DeGrasseP4.jpg\|Photo #7]], [[:File:DeGrasseP5.jpg\|Photo #8]]
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	'''Pete DeGrasse''' (exact date of birth unknown) was sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. And he was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''.		'''Pete DeGrasse''' (exact date of birth unknown) was sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. And he was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''.

	In fact, according a ''New York Daily News'' [[:File:DeGrasseP3.jpg\|article]] of the early 1950s (exact date unknown), DeGrasse had been born on the St. Regis Reservation, Ottawa, Canada, and brought by his family to Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, when he was two-years-old. "A product of the Trinity Club, Pete had 90 amateur bouts before turning pro, making his total run on the ring warpath 271 bouts, from 1926 to 1941, when Uncle Sam put him in uniform, He won 75% of his matches." ~~(His sister Vera, pictured above, also served as his manager at some time during his career, particularly around 1934.)~~ "Time and punches slowed Pete down in 1937 and in the ensuing years he was being licked by fellows who, in his heydey, couldn't touch him. He served in the Army for three years.		In fact, according a ''New York Daily News'' [[:File:DeGrasseP3.jpg\|article]] of the early 1950s (exact date unknown), DeGrasse had been born on the St. Regis Reservation, Ottawa, Canada, and brought by his family to Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, when he was two-years-old. "A product of the Trinity Club, Pete had 90 amateur bouts before turning pro, making his total run on the ring warpath 271 bouts, from 1926 to 1941, when Uncle Sam put him in uniform, He won 75% of his matches." "Time and punches slowed Pete down in 1937 and in the ensuing years he was being licked by fellows who, in his heydey, couldn't touch him. He served in the Army for three years."

	DeGrasse was stationed in California during the war. While there, he appeared in several motion pictures, including ''Rose Marie'', ''Spawn of the North'', and ''The Last of the Mohicans.'' He supposedly also had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.		DeGrasse was stationed in California during the war. While there, he appeared in several motion pictures, including ''Rose Marie'', ''Spawn of the North'', and ''The Last of the Mohicans.'' He supposedly also had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.

Ric: linked to images

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linked to images

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	'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; [[Harry Levy]], Vera DeGrasse (sister)<br>		'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; [[Harry Levy]], Vera DeGrasse (sister)<br>
	Montreal ''LaPresse'' [[:Image:DeGrasse.Pete.jpg\|image]]		Montreal ''LaPresse'' [[:Image:DeGrasse.Pete.jpg\|image]]; [[:File:DeGrasseP2.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:DeGrasseP8.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:DeGrasseP6.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:DeGrasseP1.jpg\|Photo #6]], [[:File:DeGrasseP4.jpg\|Photo #7]], [[:File:DeGrasseP5.jpg\|Photo #8]]
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	'''Pete DeGrasse''' (exact date of birth unknown) was sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. And he was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''.		'''Pete DeGrasse''' (exact date of birth unknown) was sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. And he was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''.

	In fact, according a ''New York Daily News'' article of the early 1950s (exact date unknown), DeGrasse had been born on the St. Regis Reservation, Ottawa, Canada, and brought by his family to Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, when he was two-years-old. "A product of the Trinity Club, Pete had 90 amateur bouts before turning pro, making his total run on the ring warpath 271 bouts, from 1926 to 1941, when Uncle Sam put him in uniform, He won 75% of his matches." (His sister Vera, pictured above, also served as his manager at some time during his career, particularly around 1934.) "Time and punches slowed Pete down in 1937 and in the ensuing years he was being licked by fellows who, in his heydey, couldn't touch him. He served in the Army for three years.		In fact, according a ''New York Daily News'' [[:File:DeGrasseP3.jpg\|article]] of the early 1950s (exact date unknown), DeGrasse had been born on the St. Regis Reservation, Ottawa, Canada, and brought by his family to Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, when he was two-years-old. "A product of the Trinity Club, Pete had 90 amateur bouts before turning pro, making his total run on the ring warpath 271 bouts, from 1926 to 1941, when Uncle Sam put him in uniform, He won 75% of his matches." (His sister Vera, pictured above, also served as his manager at some time during his career, particularly around 1934.) "Time and punches slowed Pete down in 1937 and in the ensuing years he was being licked by fellows who, in his heydey, couldn't touch him. He served in the Army for three years.

	DeGrasse was stationed in California during the war. While there, he appeared in several motion pictures, including ''Rose Marie'', ''Spawn of the North'', and ''The Last of the Mohicans.'' He supposedly also had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.		DeGrasse was stationed in California during the war. While there, he appeared in several motion pictures, including ''Rose Marie'', ''Spawn of the North'', and ''The Last of the Mohicans.'' He supposedly also had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.

	After his boxing career, he was employed as a clerk at the post office located at 33rd St. and 9th Ave. in Flatbush. He married a Hopi Indian woman, "Little Feather," and they had a daughter (Mary) and son (Peter). He died at age 57 of a heart attack (exact year, and date in very early March, unknown).		After his boxing career, he was employed as a clerk at the post office located at 33rd St. and 9th Ave. in Flatbush. He married a Hopi Indian woman, "Little Feather," and they had a daughter (Mary) and son (Peter). He [[:File:DeGrasseNotice.jpg\|died]] at age 57 of a heart attack (exact year, and date in very early March, unknown).
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Ric: updated; more to come

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updated; more to come

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	'''Division''': Featherweight<br>		'''Division''': Featherweight<br>
	'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; ~~Sister~~ (~~name unknown~~)		'''Managers''': [[Mack Gray]]; [[Harry Levy]], Vera DeGrasse (sister)<br>
			Montreal ''LaPresse'' [[:Image:DeGrasse.Pete.jpg\|image]]
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	~~<small>Photo: DeGrasse & his sister/manager</small>~~

	* Sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. ~~Was~~ reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''
	* His sister (pictured above~~), whose name is unknown at this time~~, also served as his manager at some time during his career.		'''Pete DeGrasse''' (exact date of birth unknown) was sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. And he was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''.
	* He supposedly had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.
	* Montreal ''LaPresse'' [[:Image:DeGrasse.~~Pete~~.~~jpg\|image]]~~		In fact, according a ''New York Daily News'' article of the early 1950s (exact date unknown), DeGrasse had been born on the St. Regis Reservation, Ottawa, Canada, and brought by his family to Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, when he was two-years-old. "A product of the Trinity Club, Pete had 90 amateur bouts before turning pro, making his total run on the ring warpath 271 bouts, from 1926 to 1941, when Uncle Sam put him in uniform, He won 75% of his matches." (His sister Vera, pictured above, also served as his manager at some time during his career, particularly around 1934.) "Time and punches slowed Pete down in 1937 and in the ensuing years he was being licked by fellows who, in his heydey, couldn't touch him. He served in the Army for three years.

			DeGrasse was stationed in California during the war. While there, he appeared in several motion pictures, including ''Rose Marie'', ''Spawn of the North'', and ''The Last of the Mohicans.'' He supposedly also had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.

			After his boxing career, he was employed as a clerk at the post office located at 33rd St. and 9th Ave. in Flatbush. He married a Hopi Indian woman, "Little Feather," and they had a daughter (Mary) and son (Peter). He died at age 57 of a heart attack (exact year, and date in very early March, unknown).
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	Early unverified bouts from the ''[[Everlast Boxing Record]]'' (1930 edition) are as follows: 1928 (but possibly occurring in 1927): Eddie Enos, W Points 4; Mickey Carlo, W Points 4; Eddie Enos (a second time), W Points 4; Tony Cassio, W ko 2; Mickey Doyle, W Points 4.		Early unverified bouts from the ''[[Everlast Boxing Record]]'' (1930 edition) are as follows: 1928 (but possibly occurring in 1927): Eddie Enos, W Points 4; Mickey Carlo, W Points 4; Eddie Enos (a second time), W Points 4; Tony Cassio, W KO 2; Mickey Doyle, W Points 4.



	[[Category:Native American Boxers\|DeGrasse, Pete]]		[[Category:Native American Boxers\|DeGrasse, Pete]]
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Matt at 20:42, 14 January 2010

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Matt at 20:42, 14 January 2010

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	<small>Photo: DeGrasse & his sister/manager</small>		<small>Photo: DeGrasse & his sister/manager</small>

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	* Sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. Was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''		* Sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. Was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''
			* His sister (pictured above), whose name is unknown at this time, also served as his manager at some time during his career.
	* He supposedly had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.		* He supposedly had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.
	* Early unverified bouts from the ~~EVERLAST BOXING RECORD~~ (1930 edition) are as follows: 1928 (but possibly occurring in 1927): Eddie Enos, W Points 4; Mickey Carlo, W Points 4; Eddie Enos (a second time), W Points 4; Tony Cassio, W ko 2; Mickey Doyle, W Points 4.		* Montreal ''LaPresse'' [[:Image:DeGrasse.Pete.jpg\|image]]
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			Early unverified bouts from the ''[[Everlast Boxing Record]]'' (1930 edition) are as follows: 1928 (but possibly occurring in 1927): Eddie Enos, W Points 4; Mickey Carlo, W Points 4; Eddie Enos (a second time), W Points 4; Tony Cassio, W ko 2; Mickey Doyle, W Points 4.



	[[Category:Native American Boxers\|DeGrasse, Pete]]		[[Category:Native American Boxers\|DeGrasse, Pete]]

Ric: spacing

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spacing

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	'''Manager''': [[Mack Gray]]		'''Manager''': [[Mack Gray]]

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	* Sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. Was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''		* Sometimes described in the Montreal newspapers as a St. Regis Indian fighter. According to the July 14, 1932 Montreal ''Gazette'', he was born on an Indian Reservation near Cornwall. Was reported as a Mohawk Indian by the October 8, 1938 ''Los Angeles Times''

	* He supposedly had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.		* He supposedly had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.
	* Early unverified bouts from the EVERLAST BOXING RECORD (1930 edition) are as follows: 1928 (but possibly occurring in 1927): Eddie Enos, W Points 4; Mickey Carlo, W Points 4; Eddie Enos (a second time), W Points 4; Tony Cassio, W ko 2; Mickey Doyle, W Points 4.		* Early unverified bouts from the EVERLAST BOXING RECORD (1930 edition) are as follows: 1928 (but possibly occurring in 1927): Eddie Enos, W Points 4; Mickey Carlo, W Points 4; Eddie Enos (a second time), W Points 4; Tony Cassio, W ko 2; Mickey Doyle, W Points 4.

Luckett at 00:06, 25 October 2006

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	* He supposedly had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.		* He supposedly had a bit part in the 1938 motion picture ''Mr. Moto's Gamble''.
	* Early ~~uncertain~~ bouts ~~in the BoxRec Fight Record come~~ from the EVERLAST BOXING RECORD.		* Early unverified bouts from the EVERLAST BOXING RECORD (1930 edition) are as follows: 1928 (but possibly occurring in 1927): Eddie Enos, W Points 4; Mickey Carlo, W Points 4; Eddie Enos (a second time), W Points 4; Tony Cassio, W ko 2; Mickey Doyle, W Points 4.



	[[Category:Native American Boxers\|DeGrasse, Pete]]		[[Category:Native American Boxers\|DeGrasse, Pete]]