The story of a legendary South Philly boxer who was killed by his girlfriend when she caught him with a transvestite. You don’t need to care about sports to be blown away by this one. A few more things of interest on the site right now:
Be sure to vote for who has the best moustache in Philly Sports History: Mike Schmidt, Sal Fasano, or Sparky Lyle.
Read about the crazy 23-22 game the Phillies won over the Cubs on a windy day in 1979.
Read about the former Phillie who is the only player to ever commit 4 errors on a single play.
And finally, another must read about a local athlete dying young…The Tragedy of Slim Jones.