Thomas Peter Rademacher was an American heavyweight boxer.
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10 Facts About Pete Rademacher
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Former college football player at Washington State, Rademacher took up boxing as a form of rehabilitation during his recovery from rheumatic fever, which he contracted in military school.
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Pete Rademacher captured the Chicago Golden Gloves, the All-Army championship, and the Service championship in 1956, before qualifying for the Olympic team.
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Pete Rademacher attended college, playing offensive line on the football team for Washington State.
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Pete Rademacher made his belief public and was able to lure world Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson into defending his crown against him in his professional debut.
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Pete Rademacher dropped Patterson in round two, but Patterson recovered and knocked Pete Rademacher down seven times, defeating him by a knockout in round six.
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Pete Rademacher fought Zora Folley, Brian London, George Chuvalo, Buddy Turman, and the former world light heavyweight champion, Archie Moore.
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Pete Rademacher had Finnish ancestry; his maternal grandparents were immigrants from Finland.
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Pete Rademacher was president of the company Kiefer-McNeil which was founded by fellow Olympian, Adolph Kiefer.
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Pete Rademacher died in Sandusky, Ohio on June 4,2020, at the age of 91.
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