| LC control no. | n 81047148 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Frazier, Joe, 1944-2011 |
| Variant(s) | Frazier, Joseph, 1944-2011 Smokin' Joe, 1944-2011 Frazier, Smokin' Joe, 1944-2011 Frazier, Billy Joe, 1944-2011 |
| Associated country | United States Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Birth date | 19440112 |
| Death date | 20111107 |
| Place of birth | Laurel Bay (S.C.) Beaufort (S.C.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Boxing |
| Affiliation | International Boxing Hall of Fame U.S. Olympic boxing team |
| Profession or occupation | Boxers (Sports) |
| Found in | Come out smokin', 1972. Smokin' Joe, c1996: CIP t.p. (a heavyweight champion of the world, Smokin' Joe Frazier; Joe Frazier) New York times WWW site, Nov. 8, 2011 (in obituary published Nov. 7: Joe Frazier; b. Billy Joe Frazier, Jan. 12, 1944, Laurel Bay, S.C.; d. Monday night [Nov. 7, 2011], aged 67; former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history) African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014: (Frazier, Joe; Joseph Frazier; boxer, olympic medalist; born 12 January 1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina; dropped out of school by age thirteen; was on the U.S. Olympic boxing team and won a gold medal (1964), became professional boxer (1965), won the New York State heavyweight championship (1968), became heavyweight champion of the world (1971), retired from boxing (1981), inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990); died 07 November 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 81043148 |
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