Carl E. Morris

Carl Morris

Carl E. Morris (February 23, 1887 - July 11, 1951) was a bare-knuckle boxer who was known as the Oklahoma White Hope.^[1] He was a heavyweight, fighting at 225-240 pounds. He was 6 feet 4 inches tall.^[2]

Biography

He was born on February 23, 1887 in Fulton, Kentucky. On December 16, 1918 he lost a fight to Jack Dempsey at the Louisiana Auditorium in New Orleans.^[3] In later life he worked as a steam shovel operator. He died on July 11, 1951 in Pasadena, California of cancer.^[3]

External links

• Carl E. Morris at Flickr Commons

References

1. ^ "Carl E. Morris". Los Angeles Times. July 12, 1951. "Carl E. Morris 67 a heavyweight boxer who was known as the Oklahoma White Hope ..." 
2. ^ Carl Morris, cyberboxingzone.com, accessed June 2010
3. ^ ^{a b} "Former Boxing Great Dies in California". United Press. July 12, 1951. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p80KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jE4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2857,2328477&dq=carl+morris+boxer&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-09-28. "Funeral services will be held Friday for exheavyweight fighter Carl E. Morris whose career was at its ..." 

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Name	Morris, Carl
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Date of birth	February 23, 1887
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Date of death	July 11, 1951
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