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Name:    Moore, Archie
Profession:  Athlete
Born/Started:    1913
Description:    Archie Moore is a boxer who fought over 200 professional fights and won 141 by knockouts. He was born in Mississippi but came to St. Louis at a young age. Moore became a professional boxer in 1936 in St. Louis and then moved to San Diego. He also worked as a television and film actor and wrote an autobiography titled, Any Boy Can.



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