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| Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 |
Angelo Dundee Remembered by World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
Angelo Dundee (right) works with a young Cassius Clay. Dundee represented boxing on the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame's selection committee. He joined the committee following the passing of Floyd Patterson in 2006.
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BOISE -- Angelo Dundee, the legendary trainer who groomed boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, and member of the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame’s selection committee, has died.
Dundee is remembered by the Boise-based Humanitarian Hall for representing boxing among its selection committee of sports icons. He passed way Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at his home in Tampa. He was 90.
“It was a real honor to have Angelo Dundee among our family. He was a wonderful human being and fit our mission perfectly as an ambassador of boxing and sport,” said Myron Finkbeiner, founder of the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame who was asked by the International Boxing Hall of Fame to consider Dundee as the Humanitarian Hall’s boxing representative following the passing of Floyd Patterson in 2006. “Everything just clicked with us from our first conversation. We talked as though we had known each other for years. He was just that kind of person," he said. "We will miss Angelo.”
World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame recognizes individuals and organizations from the world of amateur and professional athletics who, through their humanitarian efforts, distinguish themselves as role models in the community. More than 40 sports-humanitarians have been enshrined in Boise, including tennis great Arthur Ashe, Major League Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, NFL coaching legend Tom Landry, the NBA's David Robinson, soccer great Pelé and the Harlem Globetrotters.