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Frank Roberts (boxer)

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Nickname(s)
  
"Honest Frank"

Nationality
  
Australian


Name
  
Frank Roberts

Role
  
Boxer

Born
  
5 March 1945 Cubawee, New South Wales (
1945-03-05
)

Died
  
February 7, 2011, Armidale, Australia

Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011) was an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division. 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian, and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team. He resided in Armidale, New South Wales, and gave boxing lessons to local youths, until his death from a heart attack in February 2011.

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