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Rocky Graziano
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Born
January 1
,
1919
·
New York City, New York, USA
Died
May 22
,
1990
·
New York City, New York, USA
(following a stroke)
Birth name
Thomas Rocco Barbella
Height
5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Mini Bio
Rocky Graziano was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
,
Teenage Millionaire (1961)
and
Tony Rome (1967)
. He was married to Norma Unger. He died on May 22, 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Norma Unger
(August 10, 1943 - May 22, 1990) (his death, 2 children)
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His left hook
Powerful right cross
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Knocked down Sugar Ray Robinson in their 1952 Middleweight Title fight before being knocked out himself in 3 rounds.
Was AWOL from the US Army during World War II and served a one year prison term.
His 3 fight series with Tony Zale are considered among the greatest fights in Boxing History.
Refused to throw a fight to Cowboy Shank and was suspended by the New York Boxing Commission for failure to report a bribe.
His autobiography "Somebody Up There Likes Me" was turned into a successful biopic in 1956 starring Paul Newman.
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Somebody up there likes me.
When I was a kid I stole everything that began with the letter A. A car, a jacket, a....
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