RADEMACHER, PETE SIGNED INDEX CARD

HISTORY: Thomas Peter Rademacher (November 20, 1928 – June 4, 2020) was an American heavyweight boxer. A gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics, he became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional bout when he faced Floyd Patterson in Seattle on August 22, 1957. He compiled a 15-8-1 record over 23 professional bouts.

A former college football player at Washington State, Rademacher took up boxing as a form of rehabilitation during his recovery from rheumatic fever, which he contracted in military school.

Offered here is a signed index card of Pete Rademacher.

FULL DESCRIPTION: This is a white, unlined, 3" x 5" index card. Boldly signed in black, "Peter Rademacher 195 Olympic Heyat Champion-Boxing/Melbourne." Clean front and back. Not creased or torn.