Willard Brown - Revision history

Wouter at 18:43, 7 January 2017

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	'''Manager''': [[Aerol Atherton]]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Aerol Atherton]]<br>
	State Amateur Champion: 1930<br>		State Amateur Champion: 1930<br>

	Brown boxed as an amateur in Cincinnati in 1928/29. While competing for the L.B. Harrison Club, he won the Cincinnati amateur boxing title in the flyweight class, when he knocked out Tommy Thomas in the 2nd round on January 21, 1929. Brown then went on to win the Ohio State C.A.C. flyweight title on February 10, 1929 in Cleveland, when he beat Henry Gechter. Brown then moved up to bantamweight and tried to win the Ohio State AAU district title, losing to [[Frankie Wallace]] of Cleveland.		'''Willard Brown''' boxed as an amateur in Cincinnati in 1928/29. While competing for the L.B. Harrison Club, he won the Cincinnati amateur boxing title in the flyweight class, when he knocked out Tommy Thomas in the 2nd round on January 21, 1929. Brown then went on to win the Ohio State C.A.C. flyweight title on February 10, 1929 in Cleveland, when he beat Henry Gechter. Brown then moved up to bantamweight and tried to win the Ohio State AAU district title, losing to [[Frankie Wallace]] of Cleveland.

	~~'''Willard J.~~ Brown~~'''~~ is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.		Brown is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.

	He attended and possibly graduated from Lousiana State University. According to the ''Corpus Christi Times'', 2nd June 1937, he was a student at LSU and a top ranked welterweight.		He attended and possibly graduated from Lousiana State University. According to the ''Corpus Christi Times'', 2nd June 1937, he was a student at LSU and a top ranked welterweight.

	~~A picture from the ''Corpus Christi Times'', 9th June 1937: [http://i48.tinypic.com/35na1if.jpg]~~

	This is him in 1937 as a sophomore at LSU from the yearbook, which lists his hometown as Baton Rouge: [http://i45.tinypic.com/28c3mzd.jpg]		This is him in 1937 as a sophomore at LSU from the yearbook, which lists his hometown as Baton Rouge: [http://i45.tinypic.com/28c3mzd.jpg]

Matt at 18:38, 11 April 2016

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	Brown boxed as an amateur in Cincinnati in 1928/29. While competing for the L.B. Harrison Club, he won the Cincinnati amateur boxing title in the flyweight class, when he knocked out Tommy Thomas in the 2nd round on January 21, 1929.		Brown boxed as an amateur in Cincinnati in 1928/29. While competing for the L.B. Harrison Club, he won the Cincinnati amateur boxing title in the flyweight class, when he knocked out Tommy Thomas in the 2nd round on January 21, 1929. Brown then went on to win the Ohio State C.A.C. flyweight title on February 10, 1929 in Cleveland, when he beat Henry Gechter. Brown then moved up to bantamweight and tried to win the Ohio State AAU district title, losing to [[Frankie Wallace]] of Cleveland.

	'''Willard J. Brown''' is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.		'''Willard J. Brown''' is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.

Matt at 18:02, 11 April 2016

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	'''Manager''': [[Aerol Atherton]]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Aerol Atherton]]<br>
	State Amateur Champion: 1930		State Amateur Champion: 1930<br>

	Brown boxed as an amateur in Cincinnati in 1928/29. While competing for the L.B. Harrison Club, he won the Cincinnati amateur boxing title in the flyweight class, when he knocked out Tommy Thomas in the 2nd round on January 21, 1929.		Brown boxed as an amateur in Cincinnati in 1928/29. While competing for the L.B. Harrison Club, he won the Cincinnati amateur boxing title in the flyweight class, when he knocked out Tommy Thomas in the 2nd round on January 21, 1929.

Matt at 18:01, 11 April 2016

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	'''Manager''': [[Aerol Atherton]]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Aerol Atherton]]<br>
	State Amateur Champion: 1930		State Amateur Champion: 1930
			Brown boxed as an amateur in Cincinnati in 1928/29. While competing for the L.B. Harrison Club, he won the Cincinnati amateur boxing title in the flyweight class, when he knocked out Tommy Thomas in the 2nd round on January 21, 1929.

	'''Willard J. Brown''' is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.		'''Willard J. Brown''' is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.

Ric at 19:17, 21 January 2013

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			State Amateur Champion: 1930

	~~State Amateur Champion~~, ~~1930~~		'''Willard J. Brown''' is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.

	~~Willard J~~. ~~Brown is in Indianapolis in~~ the ~~1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken~~ 2nd ~~April of that year. He~~ was ~~born in Tennessee~~ and ~~his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census~~.		He attended and possibly graduated from Lousiana State University. According to the ''Corpus Christi Times'', 2nd June 1937, he was a student at LSU and a top ranked welterweight.

	~~He attended and possibly graduated~~ from ~~Lousiana State University. According to~~ the Corpus Christi Times ~~2nd~~ June 1937 ~~he was a student at LSU and a top ranked welterweight~~.		A picture from the ''Corpus Christi Times'', 9th June 1937: [http://i48.tinypic.com/35na1if.jpg]

	~~A picture from the Corpus Christi Times, 9th June 1937. [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/35na1if.jpg[/IMG]~~		This is him in 1937 as a sophomore at LSU from the yearbook, which lists his hometown as Baton Rouge: [http://i45.tinypic.com/28c3mzd.jpg]


	This is him in 1937 as a sophomore at LSU from the ~~yearboook. In the year book~~ his hometown ~~is listed~~ as Baton Rouge~~. Which makes me think the family moved before he enrolled there. Presumably he would have enrolled fall of 1935.~~ [~~IMG]~~http://i45.tinypic.com/28c3mzd.jpg~~[/IMG~~]

	~~I am not 100% positive, but I think the below is him.~~

	Willard Brown		Willard Brown

Daveymac at 07:41, 21 January 2013

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	Willard J. Brown is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan.		Willard J. Brown is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan (Smith) Brown. He is probably born in Morgan County, Tennessee as that is where the family is in the 1920 census.

			He attended and possibly graduated from Lousiana State University. According to the Corpus Christi Times 2nd June 1937 he was a student at LSU and a top ranked welterweight.

			A picture from the Corpus Christi Times, 9th June 1937. [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/35na1if.jpg[/IMG]


			This is him in 1937 as a sophomore at LSU from the yearboook. In the year book his hometown is listed as Baton Rouge. Which makes me think the family moved before he enrolled there. Presumably he would have enrolled fall of 1935. [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/28c3mzd.jpg[/IMG]

			I am not 100% positive, but I think the below is him.

			Willard Brown
			SSN: 435-18-1674
			Last Residence: 78209 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States of America
			Born: 8 Sep 1913
			Died: Feb 1975
			State (Year) SSN issued: Louisiana (Before 1951)

Daveymac at 06:09, 21 January 2013

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			Willard J. Brown is in Indianapolis in the 1930 census. He is only 16 years old. He lists his profession as "boxer". The census was taken 2nd April of that year. He was born in Tennessee and his parents were Henry and Hylan.

Matt at 16:44, 26 October 2007

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	= State Amateur Champion, 1930

Delisa at 15:43, 26 October 2007

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			Manager; Aerol Atherton

	= State Amateur Champion, 1930		= State Amateur Champion, 1930

Delisa at 15:39, 26 October 2007

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			= State Amateur Champion, 1930