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Source: NPR "Talk of the Nation"
Roundup
May 11, 2006

Former Boxer Floyd Patterson Dies at 71 [audio 6min]

Former heavyweight boxer Floyd Patterson died Thursday at 71. According to a family member, Patterson had been ill with Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer for several years. In 1956, he became the youngest fighter in history to win the heavyweight title. Guest: Dave Kindred, author of Sound And Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship.
Read entire article at NPR "Talk of the Nation"