Boxing Coach and Police Officer
He came to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1937 and joined the Louisville Police Department, serving until his retirement in 1974. In 1938 he became a boxing coach at the Columbia Gym in Louisville, where, in 1954, he began coaching three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, who was then known as Cassius Clay. During this time, he also trained Jimmy Ellis as well as eleven National Golden Gloves champions.
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