He was born on July 22, 1916 in Sidi Bel Abbès, in Algeria, then a colony of France, giving him French citizenship. Both of his parents had gone there from Spain. He grew up in Casablanca, Morocco, and won the French welterweight title in 1938. With World War II on, he won the Inter-Allied Championship in 1944, making him, effectively, the welterweight champion of Europe.
He moved up in weight class, and won the Middleweight Championship of the World by knocking out Tony Zale at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City on September 21, 1948. He lost the title in his 1st defense, against Jake LaMotta at Briggs Stadium (later renamed Tiger Stadium) in Detroit on June 16, 1949, as he had to drop out of the fight due to a dislocated shoulder.
It was only fair that he get a rematch, and the contract was signed. He was flying from Paris to New York to prepare for his rematch with "the Raging Bull" when his plane crashed. His career record was an amazing 113-4, although it should be noted that nearly all his fights were against Europeans, not exactly the best of competition.
Louis Raftis played him in Martin Scorcese's 1980 film about LaMotta, Raging Bull. In 1983, Marcel Cerdan Jr. played his father in the French film Edith et Marcel, which told of the affair Cerdan Sr. had with the legendary French singer Edith Piaf, played by Evelyn Bouix. In 2007, Jean-Pierre Martins played him opposite Marion Cotillard in her Oscar-winning role as Piaf in La Vie en Rose.
Louis Raftis played him in Martin Scorcese's 1980 film about LaMotta, Raging Bull. In 1983, Marcel Cerdan Jr. played his father in the French film Edith et Marcel, which told of the affair Cerdan Sr. had with the legendary French singer Edith Piaf, played by Evelyn Bouix. In 2007, Jean-Pierre Martins played him opposite Marion Cotillard in her Oscar-winning role as Piaf in La Vie en Rose.
*
October 28, 1949 was a Friday. Also on this day, William Bruce Jenner was born in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York. Bruce won the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, becoming an international hero and the best-remembered man on the Wheaties cereal box.
But he became better-known as the weird, desperately trying to hang onto his youth husband of Kris Jenner; the stepfather of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian; and the father of Burton and Cassandra Jenner with 1st wife Chrystie Crownover; Brandon and Brody Jenner with 2nd wife Linda Thompson; and Kendall and Kylie Jenner with Kris.
In 2014, he and Kris split up. In 2015, he decided to accept the reality of his identity, and made the transition to a woman. She now calls herself Caitlyn Marie Jenner, or "Cait," and has faced both praise for her courage and anger from people who are too bigoted to understand.
Unfortunately, she has also supported Donald Trump, who probably loved Bruce, but hates people like Cait. In 2018, she finally admitted that it was wrong for gay people, or transgender people like herself, to have supported Trump, since he has taken official actions against them.
Also on this day, John Prescott McGovern was born in Montrose, Scotland. A midfielder, he played for manager Brian Clough at Hartlepool United, Derby County, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. Buying him from Derby was Clough's last-ditch attempt to hang onto the Leeds job, which he lost after only 44 days.
Otherwise, McGovern was one of Clough's golden boys, helping him get the other 3 clubs promoted to the Football League Division One. Together, they won the League at both Derby in 1972 and their East Midlands arch-rivals Forest in 1978. Forest also won the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1977, the League Cup in 1978 and 1979, and, with McGovern as Captain, the European Cup in 1979 and 1980. They are the only English team to win the European Cup, now called the UEFA Champions League, more than they've won the English top flight.
But he became better-known as the weird, desperately trying to hang onto his youth husband of Kris Jenner; the stepfather of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian; and the father of Burton and Cassandra Jenner with 1st wife Chrystie Crownover; Brandon and Brody Jenner with 2nd wife Linda Thompson; and Kendall and Kylie Jenner with Kris.
In 2014, he and Kris split up. In 2015, he decided to accept the reality of his identity, and made the transition to a woman. She now calls herself Caitlyn Marie Jenner, or "Cait," and has faced both praise for her courage and anger from people who are too bigoted to understand.
Unfortunately, she has also supported Donald Trump, who probably loved Bruce, but hates people like Cait. In 2018, she finally admitted that it was wrong for gay people, or transgender people like herself, to have supported Trump, since he has taken official actions against them.
Also on this day, John Prescott McGovern was born in Montrose, Scotland. A midfielder, he played for manager Brian Clough at Hartlepool United, Derby County, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. Buying him from Derby was Clough's last-ditch attempt to hang onto the Leeds job, which he lost after only 44 days.
Otherwise, McGovern was one of Clough's golden boys, helping him get the other 3 clubs promoted to the Football League Division One. Together, they won the League at both Derby in 1972 and their East Midlands arch-rivals Forest in 1978. Forest also won the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1977, the League Cup in 1978 and 1979, and, with McGovern as Captain, the European Cup in 1979 and 1980. They are the only English team to win the European Cup, now called the UEFA Champions League, more than they've won the English top flight.
Despite his success as a Captain, he was unsuccessful as a manager, starting in the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons as a player-manager with Lancashire club Bolton Wanderers. His most recent job was with Ilkeston Town in Derbyshire in 2001. He now works as a club ambassador for Forest, and a pundit on Radio Nottingham. He is a member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
Baseball season had ended 19 days earlier, when the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the World Series. The NBA season started the next day. The NHL season was underway, but no games were scheduled. There were 3 college football games played:
* Villanova beat Boston College, 28-14 at Alumni Field outside Boston in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
* George Washington University beat Lafayette, 14-7 at Griffith Stadium in Washington.
* And the University of Detroit beat Oklahoma State, 13-7 at Titan Stadium in Detroit.
No comments:
Post a Comment