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Article: SHADOW STALKED DEMPSEY.(LIVING)
- Article from:
- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- June 17, 2002
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Byline: Nick Clooney
My wife, Nina, knows how to get to me. She buys books of biographies she knows will intrigue me, then sits back and listens as I mutter and mumble my approval or disapproval of each as I devour them on my way to sleep.
She heard plenty of both when I read a biography of the great boxer Jack Dempsey. ''A Flame of Pure Fire,'' written by Roger Kahn.Nina knew that I admired Mr. Kahn extravagantly. In my opinion, his ''Boys of Summer'' is one of the half-dozen great books ever written with a sports theme.
To his credit, Mr. Kahn took on more than just the story of the fierce, violent, intimidating Mr. Dempsey. He integrated ...
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Article: Obituaries: Jack Dempsey
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January 23, 2004 ;
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...Jack Dempsey, politician Born: 15 September, 1931 Died: 17 January, 2004, aged 72 JACK Dempsey was a veteran Aberdeen councillor and ... saddened to hear of the passing of our friend Jack Dempsey. Jack gave outstanding service to the ...
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