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3 unusual facts about Benny Leonard


1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season

The team relocated to Philadelphia and was in the charge of Benny Leonard, the prizefighter.

Benny Leonard

“Leonard might have beaten the champion if he had a little more confidence,“ the Chicago Tribune said, “but even when he was having the best of the going he shut up like a clam and clinched for all he was worth.”

Yip Yip Yaphank

The show was typical of revues and follies, featuring acrobatics, dancers, jugglers, and also featured a demonstration by Lightweight Boxing Champion Benny Leonard.


Irving Jaffee

Jaffee served on the American board for the Second Maccabiah, along with Benny Leonard and Nat Holman.


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