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John "Cheetah" White

Class
Induction

2002
Sport(s)

Multi-Sport Athlete

Boxing • 1952-54

A three-time Southwestern AAU champion, he lost to Floyd Patterson in the 1952 Olympic trials. After a runner-up finish at the Texas Golden Gloves in 1953, he captured the title in 1954.

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