West Texas Middleweight The Story of Lavern Roach |
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| Author:
| Sikes, Frank |
| Series title: | Sport in the American West Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89672-975-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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LaVern Roach, a skinny kid from the small town of Plainview, Texas, rose from obscurity to become one of boxing's most popular figures during the 1940s. West Texas Middleweight is the story of Roach's all too brief journey from a West Texas amateur, to enlistment in the US Marines, to becoming a Madison Square Garden main eventer.
LaVern Roach, a skinny kid from the small town of Plainview, Texas, rose from obscurity to become one of boxing's most popular figures during the 1940s. West Texas Middleweight is the story of Roach's all too brief journey from a West Texas amateur, to enlistment in the US Marines, to becoming a Madison Square Garden main eventer.