The "Hurricane" Is Gone

I only saw him box two or three times. It was sometime in the middle sixties. I never forgot his aggressiveness, menacing appearance, athleticism and boxing skills. He was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. He passed away on April 20, 2014, in Toronto, Canada. What a boxer he was! Yes, he had a troubled childhood and his problems with the law. Nevertheless, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was at one time, the most feared middleweight contender in professional boxing. He served almost 30 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit. He was released. He will not soon be forgotten.