Joseph Gans-Mount Auburn Cemetery - Baltimore MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 15.633 W 076° 38.333
18S E 358604 N 4346970
World’s Lightweight Boxing Champion 1902-1904 1906-1908
Waymark Code: WM12R7X
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
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Joseph Gans is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore MD.
Joe Gans become the first ever African-American boxing champion.
Description:
Inscription on his grave marker.
GANS
Joseph
Nov.25, 1874-Aug.10, 1910. World’s Lightweight Champion
1902-1904 1906-1908
Inducted into IBHOF 1990
[Bronze plaque at bottom of monument:]
Grave site restored 2005 - Veteran Boxers Association, Inc. International Ring 101 - Baltimore, Maryland.
Date of birth: 11/25/1874
Date of death: 08/10/1910
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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