Young Stribling was a world-famous heavyweight boxer who came close to being #1 four separate times with a total knockout record of 126. His life & stellar career were cut short when his motorcycle collided with an automobile while on his way to visit his wife and newborn son at the former Macon Hospital. He died two days later at aged 28. Ten thousand people attended his funeral. The Stribling Memorial Bridge at Fifth Street in Macon honors his memory.
(1904-1933) (Pine Fort, lot 1, row A)
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