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	Jess Willard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jess Willard, born December 29, 1881 in St.
		But Willard is widely regarded as winning fairly and squarely, when the aging Johnson realised that he could not knock out the less skillful giant, so knew that the younger man would wear him down in the searing heat (105 in the ring) over a 45-round bout.
		On his passing in 1968, Jess Willard was interred in the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jess_Willard (385 words)

	IBHOF / Jess Willard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Willard's height, reach and weight made him a formidable foe for world champion and Hall of Famer Jack Johnson.
		In 1919 Willard defended against rugged Hall of Famer Jack Dempsey and was stopped in the third round.
		Although lacking natural aggressiveness, when Willard did unleash his power, he was a dangerous puncher, particularly with his big right hand and is regarded as one of boxing's most underrated heavyweight champions.
	www.ibhof.com /willard.htm (292 words)

	THE CYBER BOXING ZONE
		Jess Willard was born December 29, 1881 (not 1883) in St. Clere, Kansas.
		Because Jess Willard was an unusually large man -- even in his teens (his brothers were of normal stature) -- he found that he was not suitable to become a cowboy.
		Jess Willard's first exhibition bouts were in 1911; and so insignificant were they, that names of the opponents were not even recorded.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/jeswbio.htm (1340 words)

	Jess Willard, Inept Giant or Forerunner of Lennox Lewis?
		Willard would counter with, "If he was going to quit, why did he wait until the 26th round to do it?" Johnson supporters pointed to the photo of Jack stretched out on the canvas under a blazing sun, his hand raised to cover his eyes, a sure sign that he wasn't knocked out.
		Willard, in his turn, would claim Dempsey's gloves were loaded because no man could hit hard enough to break a jaw in seven places, a cheek bone, shatter a nose, knock out several teeth, and break ribs.
		Willard knew how to use his size and was surprisingly fast for such a big man. What films remain of Jess show him not to be lumbering and slow but rather agile and balanced.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /boxing-news/Jess-Willard.php (2117 words)

	Boxing Classics - Jess Willard v Jack Dempsey - July 4 1919
		Dempsey however in the seven bouts prior to Willard was travelling round the country knocking out everyone he fought in the first two rounds.
		Willard was in a sorry state however, with at least 3 cracked ribs and battered face.
		Willard would fight on well into his into 40s but to the day he died well into his 80s always believed that Dempsey had something in his glove that day and went to his grave a bitter man. Dempsey however was to about to enter the era of the million dollar gate.
	www.saddoboxing.com /boxing-article/Jess-Willard-v-Jack-Dempsey.html (582 words)

	Cool Things, Boxing Gear, Kansas State Historical Society
		Willard was a native of Pottawatomi County, Kansas.
		Like these earlier challengers, Jess Willard was nicknamed "The Great White Hope." A crowd estimated at twenty-five thousand gathered in Havana, Cuba, to see Willard emerge the victor in a grueling match that lasted twenty-six rounds.
		Willard retained the crown until July 4, 1919, when he was decisively defeated by Jack Dempsey.
	www.kshs.org /cool2/cooljess.htm (215 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Willard was born near St. Clere, a thriving town in the early 1900s.
		Willard's parents are buried in the St. Clere Cemetery.
		Three years ago I contacted his son Jess in California about a landscaping project we were working on at the cemetery, and he wrote me a note and sent a contribution.
	www.cjonline.com /fieldedFiles/101499/willard (266 words)

	MSN Encarta - Resultados de la búsqueda - Jess Willard
		Jess Willard (1881-1968), boxeador estadounidense nacido en Potawatomi, Kansas.
		Willard se convirtió en boxeador profesional a los 28 años, después...
		Willard Frank Libby (1908-1980), químico estadounidense, premiado con el Nobel, que desarrolló el método de datación del carbono 14.
	es.encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Jess+Willard&pg=1&grp=med (88 words)

	Jess Willard -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In an era when racism was part of the American vernacular, Willard was dubbed as The Great White Hope, a reference to the desire to see the then (An American whose ancestors were born in Africa) African-American champion defeated.
		However, age caught up with him and the 37-year-old champion lost his title to (United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)) Jack Dempsey on July 4, 1919 in (Click link for more info and facts about Toledo, Ohio) Toledo, Ohio.
		On his passing in 1968, Jess Willard was interred in the (Click link for more info and facts about Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery) Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in (Click link for more info and facts about Los Angeles, California) Los Angeles, California.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/je/jess_willard.htm (223 words)

	Encyclopedia: Jess Willard
		Jess Willard, born December 29, 1881 in St. Clere, Kansas on Pottawatamie Indian land in the United States - died December 15, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, was a world Heavyweight boxing champion.
		African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or simply fls, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and sub-Saharan Africa.
		Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California, on the south edge of the San Fernando Valley by Burbank (and on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Hollywood).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jess-Willard (889 words)

	THE POTTAWATOMIE GIANT-PAGE 3
		Jess Willard died in his Los Angeles home December 15, 1968—was in that very custom-made chair, as a matter of fact, when he finally closed his eyes.
		Willard applauded as loudly as anyone, even put both fingers in his mouth to whistle, before the bricklayers shuffled back into their workingmen's obscurity.
		Jess Willard was indeed the "Great White Hope," long anticipated by racists nationwide, who finally felled the great fl fighter Jack Johnson on April 5, 1915, thus reclaiming the heavyweight title for the white race.
	scifi.com /scifiction/originals/originals_archive/duncan/duncan3.html (3115 words)

	THE POTTAWATOMIE GIANT-PAGE 1
		On the afternoon of November 30, 1915, Jess Willard, for seven months the heavyweight champion of the world, crouched, hands on knees, in his Los Angeles hotel window to watch a small figure swaying like a pendulum against the side of the Times building three blocks away.
		Willard himself hated crowds, but he had been drawing them all his life.
		Willard resolved that when he started training again—when Lou got tired of parties and banquets and Keys to the City and let Willard go home to the gymnasium, and to Hattie—he would try this upside-down thing, if he could find rope strong enough.
	scifi.com /scifiction/originals/originals_archive/duncan/duncan1.html (1153 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Willard stepped into the ring for the first time in 1911 at 29 years of age and within four years was the heavyweight champion of the world without ever fighting a preliminary bout.
		Willard finished his professional career in 1923 at age 41 with a 56-2 record.
		His only losses were to Dempsey and Louis Firpo who defeated Willard on July 12, 1923 in the last fight of his career.
	www.kshof.org /inductees/willard.html (249 words)

	Jess Willard
		Jess won the 2003 Red Deer Exhibition Championship and qualified for his first sudden death championship final heat at the Battle Of The North.
		A third-generation chuckwagon driver, Jess is the son of former World and Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Champion Ward Willard, and the grandnephew of the legendary Hank Willard - the only man to win five consecutive Calgary Stampede Championships.
		Jess is single and makes his home in Milo, Alberta.
	www.wpca.com /biographies/jess_willard.htm (232 words)

	Harless Homepage - Person Page 388
		He is the son of Willard Jess Jeffers and Glenna Scites.
		She is the daughter of Willard Jess Jeffers and Glenna Scites.
		Lynette Ann Gander married Jerry Lynn Jeffers, son of Willard Jess Jeffers and Glenna Scites, 2 December 1970.
	www.genealogy-quest.com /Harless-Homepage/tree/p388.htm (987 words)

	Jess Willard Gose
		Jess Willard Gose was born December 19, 1916 in Mesguero, New Mexico.
		Jess was paralized on his left side and suffered several heart attacks but it was colan cancer that he died of on July 24, 1982 in Walla Walla, Washington at the V.A. hospital, he is buried at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Kennewick, Washington.
		When Jess left for the Navy he gave the family car to his brother Clyde Odell, and had his checks sent home to his mother Mary Belle, he left Mary and the 2 children at that time with nothing!
	members.tripod.com /~GoseDecendants/JessWGose.html (386 words)

	Welcome to Jess Klein.com
		Then Jess jets off to the UK to open 12 shows for songwriter Danny George Wilson, whose new album, The Famous Mad Mile, was produced by Jess's friend, Willard Grant Conspiracy guitarist, Simon Alpin.
		Jess and her band to rock the Living Room June 15th and 29th.
		Jess will be supporting her fave Irish rockers The Saw Doctors on their US tour!
	www.jessklein.com (1090 words)

	Harry Wills, Shot for Glory Denied
		While Willard reputation was built on defeating Johnson, Willard beat an old Johnson and merely outlasted the older and less conditioned fighter.
		It is hard to truly judge Willard, so we only have second hand accounts gathered through the oral history of past boxing historians as well as newspaper accounts.
		Jess was a slow moving pugilist who disliked training as much as he disliked the sport.” Seymour Rothman of the Toledo Blade provided another point of view when he wrote that Willard “was truly equipped to be a champion.
	www.blackathlete.com /artman/publish/article_0406.shtml (1684 words)

	Jess Willard: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although his career as a recording artist lasted less than ten years, Jess Willard [+], a self-described "plain country boy," is remembered fondly for his cheerful personality as well as "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor," which became a minor rockabilly standard.
		After Guthrie died of TB in 1948, Willard vowed to carry on his name and music.
		Gillette signed Willard and on June 14, 1950, he had his first recording session with a hand-picked band that included Jimmy Bryant [+], Cliffie Stone [+], and Tex Atchison [+].
	music.com /person/jess_willard/1 (325 words)

	Re: Jess Willard, Heavy Weight Boxer
		Jess Willard's father was Myron B.Willard,born Oct.11,1844 - died in Oct. of 1881 the same year his son Jess was born.
		She and Myron had 4 sons which Jess was the youngest.
		I think my grandfather or great-father was a cousin of Jess Willard.
	www.genealogyboard.com /willard/messages/1283.html (94 words)

	Jess Willard v. Jack Dempsey Vintage Original Full Ticket July 4, 1919 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a July sun blazing as hot as any in any bull ring, the young Dempsey poised as a matador awaits Willard after the first knockdown.
		Willard would be knocked down seven times in the first round.
		By the end, six of Willard's teeth had been exploded from this mouth, his cheek bone crushed, his jaw broken.
	www.antekprizering.com /willarddempseytcktarch.html (95 words)

	Jess Willard Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Jess Willard - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Jess Willard - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Jess Willard
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Jess Willard
		Willard, Emma (1787-1870), American educator, who lectured and counseled on public and female education.
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	North Florida vs Augusta State
		Willard advanced to second on a wild pitch; Chewning, C. advanced to third on a wild pitch.
		Willard homered to left field, 4 RBI; Chewning, C. scored; Byars scored; Lee scored.
		Lawhon, Jess advanced to second on a wild pitch.
	www.aug.edu /athletics/pages/sb/2002stats/unf026.htm (1065 words)

	New York Daily News - Sports - The End Zone: Shades of gray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Johnson, 37 years old and paunchy when he stepped into the ring against Willard in an open-air arena in Havana on April 5, 1915, hardly looked ready for the scheduled 45-round fight, especially since the temperature at ringside hit 105 degrees.
		In the 26th round, Willard landed a hard right to the head and Johnson fell to the canvas.
		Willard was declared the winner by a knockout.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/story/273955p-234622c.html (1731 words)

	Jess Willard Redeemer of the White Race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And so it was that day afterEaster, 1915, Jess Willard achieved his own form of resurrection.
		From the depths of expectations held too low Jess Willard was to be catapulated to a pinnacle of expectations too high for mortal man.
		In a sudden single moment Willard was to be transformed he was to be,
	www.antekprizering.com /willardcutii.html (123 words)

	Dempsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dempsey's boxing style was to keep on the offensive almost continuously, bobbing up and down and moving from side to side.
		The 37-year-old champion was no match for the young Dempsey, who attacked ferociously from the starting bell.
		He knocks Willard to the floor seven times in the first round.
	www.vernonjohns.org /snuffy1186/dempsey.html (302 words)

	Sixth Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jess Willard TITTLE was born on 2 Feb 1917 in Winston County, Alabama.
		Jess Willard TITTLE and Roda Mae WILLIAMS were married on 24 Sep 1938 in Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama.
		Jess Willard TITTLE and Roda Mae WILLIAMS had the following children:
	www.tnstate.edu /jdodd/lackey/dodd/b2858.htm (43 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : The Challenge of Chance : Review
		Willard as a ranch hand who rescues Pretty from a Mexican bandit.
		He also saves a stable of valuable horses from being stolen, which in the eyes of many is a more worthy achievement than the salvation of the heroine.
		Jess Willard couldn't act to save his life, but he handled the action sequences with elan.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/54226/review.jhtml (150 words)

	obits_12-24-03
		Rosie is survived by one son, James Ray Armstrong, Jr., and his wife betty of Norman; two daughters, Sandra K. (Reid) Diaz and her husband Ceilo of Oklahoma City, and Karen Armstrong Titsworth of Soper; one sister, Jeannie Raddler of LaQuinta, Calif.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
		Funeral services for Jess Willard Williamson, 87, of Hugo, are pending with Prater-Lampton-Mills and Coffey Funeral Home of Hugo.
		Willard was born March 27, 1916, in Wilson, Texas, to Willie Washington and Frances Elizabeth (Donald) Williamson.
	www.rootsweb.com /~okchocta/obits/obits122403.htm (2292 words)

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