Bill, Sports 101, and Boxing’s Past

20 Nov

Bill Doehing has an interesting past.  In the late 1960s and early 1970s he was a prize ring fighter.  His father was a middle weight contender and ring manager who introduced Bill at age 12 to heavyweight champion  Rocky Marciano.

Bill is bringing his knowledge of sports and boxing to the Harford County PRP for a temporary 8-week class on Fridays.   Each week participating clients will hear the biography of a famous boxer and learn a bit of boxing lore.

Early reports are encouraging — today was the first class and several clients actually lined up afterwards to continue asking Bill questions.

Click pictures to enlarge:

Bill’s Rocky Marciano picture given to him at age 12 by Rocky.
Bill and his portrait from promo photo for his last professional fight.
Bill in 1971.

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