Pete Rademacher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pete Rademacher

boxer

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1928

Place of Birth: Tieton, Washington, United States

Profession: boxer, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Thomas Peter "Pete" Rademacher (born November 20, 1928) is a retired American heavyweight boxer.
A gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics, he became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional bout when he faced Floyd Patterson on August 22 1957.
Rademacher took up boxing as a form of rehabilitation during his recovery from rheumatic fever, which he contracted in military school.