1. Francis Charles Moran was an American boxer and film actor who fought twice for the Heavyweight Championship of the World, and appeared in over 135 movies in a 25-year film career.
12 Facts About Frank Moran
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Frank Moran studied dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh, where he played football.
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Frank Moran played professional football for the Hammond Pros and Akron Pros of the National Football League as a tackle and center in 1920.
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Frank Moran began his career as a prize-fighter that same year with a match against Fred Broad.
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Soon, Frank Moran, who had a hard right hand punch which he called "Mary Ann", became known as the "White Hope" of the teens.
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Frank Moran lost his last fight to Marcel Nilles for the Heavyweight Championship of France on December 22,1922.
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Frank Moran retired from boxing after 66 bouts with a record of 36 wins, 13 losses, 16 draws and 1 no contest.
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Frank Moran was inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Frank Moran was usually credited for his performances, but almost never received star or featured billing.
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Also, at the beginning of his acting career, Frank Moran was part of the featured cast in Raoul Walsh's Sailor's Luck.
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Frank Moran's final film appearance was an uncredited bit part in The Iron Sheriff, a Western, in 1957 at the age of 70.
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Frank Moran was 80 when he died in Hollywood, California on 14 December 1967 of a heart attack.