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John McGlothlen

Aug. 31, 2009 3:21 pm

In 1969, boxer Rocky Marciano died in a light airplane crash in Iowa, a day before his 46th birthday.

Page from the September 1, 1969 Cedar Rapids Gazette:

Rocky Marciano Crash

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