Max A. Baer

(1909-1959) born in Omaha. Professional boxer, actor, during 12 years as a professional boxer, he appeared in 83 fights, winning 70 of them, 52 by knockouts, and was 1934 heavyweight champion of the world; elected to The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame in 1968, and held distinction of appearing in first prizefight to be televised on June 1, 1939 by WNBT-TV in New York City. Consult Omaha Bee, June 24, 1934, Sec. A, p. 12 and New York Times obituary, November 22, 1959, pp. 1, 86 and Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Basketball and Indoor Sports (Greenwood Press, 1989) 358 and American National Biography, Sup 1 (2002) 24-25.

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