Mid 1954: Injured in a plane crash while in the Army.
Studied Drama at New York University.
Graduated from Stamford High School, Connecticut.
(1953 to 1955) Was in the U.S. Army, where he taught boxing and self-defense and helped train Army Rangers.
In 1961, at the age of 29, he retired from boxing to spend time with his son, Jimmy, who died the following year at age 3 from complications resulting from cerebral palsy.