Rocky Graziano

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Rocky Graziano: References & Edit History

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Rocky Graziano’s date of birth

Conflicting birth dates are reported for Rocky Graziano. The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia (1985) lists his date of birth as January 1, 1922, while other sources use June 7, 1922. However, Graziano’s tombstone in Locust Valley, New York, shows his birth date as January 1, 1919, and his widow, Norma, confirmed for Encyclopædia Britannica that January 1, 1919, is the correct date.

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Article History

Description	Contributor	Date
Anniversary information added.		May 18, 2024
Modified link of Web site: ESPN Classic - Rocky was a champ...and a character.	Aakanksha Gaur	Mar 10, 2024
Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Nov 30, 2023
Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 24, 2023
Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - Rocky was a champ...and a character.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 12, 2019
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Rocky Graziano, Ex-Ring Champion, Dead at 71.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 27, 2017
Add new Web site: National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame - Biography of Rocky Graziano.	Grace Young	Feb 27, 2014
Add new Web site: International Boxing Hall of Fame - Biography of Rocky Graziano.	Grace Young	Feb 27, 2014
In reference to the round in which Tony Zale knocked out Graziano during their third fight, changed "sixth" to "third."	John M. Cunningham	Sep 10, 2013
Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Rocky Graziano.	Parul Jain	Jan 23, 2012
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 19, 2005
Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998