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December 3, 2015 (December 3, 2015)

Throwbacklist Thursday

Billy Conn biography sports history

Why does Sylvester Stallone wanna make more Rocky Movies? Because he can’t sing or dance. Also, Rocky movies usually strike money. (Not that everyone is a fan.) Creed, the most recent […]

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March 27, 2008

maxboxing.com reviews “Sweet William”

Billy Conn boxing reviews sports history

  Though quibbling a bit with Andrew O’Toole’s portrayal of the Joe Louis-Billy Conn rematch (was it fixed?), maxboxing.com recommends Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. “O’Toole recounts Conn’s rise […]

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January 8, 2008

More Pittsburgh attention for “Sweet William”

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On January 6th the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published Roy McHugh’s review of Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. “Other than Ali, there was never a fighter as handsome. Warner Brothers asked […]

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January 2, 2008

“Sweet William” featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Billy Conn boxing reviews sports history

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review featured Sweet William, Andrew O’Toole’s biography of hometown boxing legend Billy Conn, in its December 30th edition. “Before Roberto Clemente, Terry Bradshaw or Mario Lemieux became household names, […]

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December 13, 2007

SecondsOut.com recommends “Sweet William”

Billy Conn boxing reviews

  Thomas Hauser, writing for the boxing site SecondsOut.com, recommends four University of Illinois Press boxing titles for your holiday gift list, including Sweet William, Andrew O’Toole’s new biography of Billy […]

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September 24, 2007 (December 13, 2007)

“Why Billy Conn?” by Andrew O’Toole

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Andrew O’Toole is a freelance writer and the author of several books on sports, including Smiling Irish Eyes: Art Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers. His new book Sweet William: The […]

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