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Rocky Graziano

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Rocky Graziano

Original Name
Thomas Rocco Barbella
Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
22 May 1990 (aged 71)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Locust Valley, Nassau County, New York, USA
Plot
Grave 584, 2nd addition
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Professional Boxer. Born Thomas Rocco Barbella, he held the title of Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World from 1947 to 1948. He is best remembered for 3 intense championship bouts with Tony "The Man of Steel" Zale within 21 months. In 1991, he and Zale were inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame together. He was portrayed by actor Paul Newman in the autobiographical movie, "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956). After his boxing career, he appeared as an actor in films, including "Tony Rome" (1967), and on television, including "Miami Undercover," (1961).
Professional Boxer. Born Thomas Rocco Barbella, he held the title of Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World from 1947 to 1948. He is best remembered for 3 intense championship bouts with Tony "The Man of Steel" Zale within 21 months. In 1991, he and Zale were inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame together. He was portrayed by actor Paul Newman in the autobiographical movie, "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956). After his boxing career, he appeared as an actor in films, including "Tony Rome" (1967), and on television, including "Miami Undercover," (1961).

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Feb 14, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4563/rocky-graziano: accessed ), memorial page for Rocky Graziano (1 Jan 1919–22 May 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4563, citing Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.