Archie Moore
Chronology
| 1913 | Born December 13 in Benoit, Mississippi to Lorena and Thomas Wright |
| 1934 | Completes twenty-two month term in Missouri Training School |
| 1935 | Works in Civilian Conservation Corps |
| 1936 | Makes professional debut as boxer |
| 1940 | Marries for the first of five times |
| 1940 | Boxes on international circuit |
| 1941 | Suffers from perforated ulcer |
| 1942 | Resumes boxing career |
| 1943 | Wins California Middleweight Title in bout against Jack Chase |
| 1952 | Wins light-heavyweight boxing title in match against Joey Maxim |
| 1955 | Fails to win heavyweight boxing title against Rocky Marciano |
| 1956 | Fails to win heavyweight boxing title against Floyd Patterson |
| 1958 | Retains light-heavyweight boxing title in match against Yvon Durelle |
| 1960 | Appears in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| 1962 | Light-heavyweight title taken away for inactivity |
| 1965 | Ends professional boxing career |
| 1966 | Inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame |
| 1974 | Coaches George Foreman in fight against Muhammad Ali in Zaire |
| 1981 | Named by President Reagan to the Project Build sports program |
| 1990 | Inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame |
| 1998 | Dies in San Diego on December 9 |
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