W. L. Stribling, Sr., affectionately known as “Pa” by thousands of friends both in and out of the prizefight world, was the father of famous heavyweight boxer. Pa always dreamed of becoming a prizefighter himself, but was too short and had no training opportunities in rural Georgia. W.L. and his family traveled the world-wide Vaudeville circuit as “The Four Novelty Grahams” until Pa launched “Young Strib’s” (#45) career when he put him in his first professional bout in Atlanta at the age of 16. Pa lived to be 70 years old, dying of a stroke and heart attack but outliving his son by 23 years.
(1886-1956) (Pine Fort, lot 2, row A)
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