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Terrell, Ernie, 1939-2014

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Personal name headingTerrell, Ernie, 1939-2014
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LocatedBelzoni (Miss.)
Birth date19390404
Death date20141216
Place of birthInverness (Miss.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityBoxing
Profession or occupationBoxers (Sports)
Found inFacing Ali, 2009: container (Ernie Terrell [cast])
Wikipedia, Apr. 26, 2010: (Terrell, Ernie; b. Apr. 4, 1939, Belzoni, MS; American singer, 1960s; former heavyweight boxing champion; retired from boxing,1973; music producer in Chicago)
New York times (online), viewed Dec. 19, 2014 (in obituary published Dec. 18: Ernie Terrell; b. Apr. 4, 1939, Inverness, Miss.; grew up in nearby Belzoni and in his teens moved to Chicago; d. Tuesday [Dec. 16, 2014], Chicago, aged 75; briefly shared the heavyweight championship with the fighter then widely known as Cassius Clay and who later, after refusing to acknowledge that Clay had taken the Muslim name Muhammad Ali, was battered by him in a 15-round grudge match)
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