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Aalberts, Robert J.

Robert Aalberts grew up in a small town called Bemidji, Minnesota. He enjoyed all kinds of outdoors sports in winter and summer. He attended school there from kindergarten through his bachelor's degree.

Robert obtained his master's at the University of Missouri, and then taught geography at the University of New Orleans. After 4 years there, he decided to attend law school at Loyola University, and received his law degree in 1982.

Person

Barry W. Becker oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02084

Archival Collection

Archie Curtis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00462

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Baer, Max, 1909-1959

Baer was born in Nebraska in 1909 with four siblings. He became Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1934, a title he held for one year.

He was accused of committing sport-related injuries that led to the death of two opponent boxers, Frankie Campbell and Ernie Schaaf.

He also fought (and lost) to James J. Braddock, the storyline for the movie "Cinderella Man."

Baer was married twice and had three children. He died of chest pains, possibly from a heart attack, in California.

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#69829: UNLV Football trainers pose August 5, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 August 05

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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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