Jack Dempsey: 1895-1983
He won the heavyweight championship of the world 64 years ago from Jess Willard and lost it seven years later to Gene Tunney, but right up until the day he died last week, many still thought of Jack Dempsey as champion. And one could not think of Dempsey without thinking of Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Bill Tilden, Red Grange. Other athletes have survived to 87, but no other period in sport, and maybe not just in sport, has lingered so glamorously long. The '20s not only roared, they remained.
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