Drew Brown

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Drew Bundini Brown (born March 21, 1928 , † September 24, 1987 ) was the assistant coach and supervisor of Muhammad Ali throughout his heavyweight career and occasional actor.

biography

Brown was born in Midway, Florida and joined the United States Navy as a back boy at the age of thirteen . When he was retired after two years, he joined the United States Merchant Marine , the American Merchant Marine , and traveled in twelve years around the world. After that, he was part of the coaching staff of the world champion in the middleweight Sugar Ray Robinson .

Brown was married to Rhoda Palestine Brown. Their son, Drew Brown III, who also joined the Navy, became a fighter pilot and received numerous awards for his service. After publishing a book, he is now a well-known public speaker in the United States . Brown was an African-American Jew. According to the autobiography of the rhythm and blues singers Ruth Brown , who is not related, he was also the biological father of Ronald David Jackson ("Ronnie"), although he did not know this about the boy’s childhood.

Career with Ali

Brown was on Ali's staff from 1963 , when the boxer was still known as Cassius Clay , and stayed with him until his last fight in 1981 .

Brown also wrote some of Ali's speeches. He also wrote some poems, including a. the well-known rhyme “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Your hands can not hit what your eyes can not see. "(" Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Your hands can not hit what your eyes can not see. ") , Which Ali used to Sonny Liston in the press conference before the victory on February 25, 1964 to unsettle the WBA and WBC titles.

2001 turned Michael Mann film Ali with Will Smith and Jamie Foxx , Brown showed.

Filmography

As an actor

  • Penitentiary III (1987) as Sugg / Inmate # 2
  • The Color Purple (1985) as Jook Joint Patron
  • Aaron Loves Angela (1975) as Referee
  • Shaft's Big Score! (1972) as Willy
  • Shaft (1971) as Willy

Than himself

Archive recordings

proof

  1. ↑ a b c d DREW (BUNDINI) BROWN - New York Times
  2. ^ Drew Bundini Brown. A Collection of un-published original manuscripts written by Drew Bundini Brown
  3. ↑ http: www.drewbrown.net/bio.html
  4. ^ "Miss Rhythm" by Ruth Brown and Andrew Yule, 1996
  5. ↑ http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Muhammad%20Ali ( Memento of April 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Brown, Drew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, Thomas Drew Bundini
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxing trainer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1928
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 1987