#Gene Tunney

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Meet the "Fighting 69th" Congress. LITERARY DIGEST, March 5, 1927.

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Gene Tunney, who had retired as heavyweight boxing champ in 1928, lived in Europe for over a year before he returned, with his wife Mary, on the liner Vulcania, December 3, 1929.

Photo: Associated Press via News19

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1925 c. Heavyweight boxing champ Gene Tunney. From Kenneth McIntyre, FB.

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Rudolph Valentino applying makeup to his stand in during the filming of “Son Of The Sheik”/1926.

His double is Heavyweight Champ Gene Tunney

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"Who says Canada's buffalo are extinct? Here is a scene from Goose Lake, near Wainright, Alta, showing a part of the great herd on the government reserve there. Science is attempting to cross-breed these buffalo with cattle to produce a hard milch-cow for northern climes.

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Another visit from US financiers to Canada's gold mines in Northern Ontario has been made, this time vis aeroplane. Gene Tunney, retired undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, was one of the party of 11, some of whom are shown at top. Col. W. A. Bishop, Canada's war ace, was also member of the party which included a number of prominent shining men. In the group shown at the top are, left to right - D. M. McKeon, New York financier; Col. W. A. Bishop; B. F. Smith, New York, financier; Gene Tunney, David Sloan, Vancouver, managing director of the Plonser mine, P. S. Arguimbau, New York financier; Eddle Dowling, comedian and singer, New York and Paris: and Heard P. Gimpel, of the New York department store bearing his name. In the lower picture at left is a close-up of Tunney, twice conqueror of Jack Dempsy for the world's heavyweight boxing title, now wealthy business man and politician. At right is shown, left to right - J. P. Bickell, president of McIntyre Mines, from whose home in Port Credit, Ontario, the party left; Ed Flynn, prominent New York politician and friend of President Roosevelt, and Hon. Chas. McCrae, Ontario minister of mines. The party bound for McIntyre mines near Timmins, Ontario."

- from the Kingston Whig-Standard. June 26, 1933. Page 10.

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The first issue of Esquire magazine was published circa today in 1933. Included stories by Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Dashiell Hammett, Bobby Jones on golf, Gene Tunney on boxing.

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“Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.” —Gene Tunney. Here are some benefits of working out. Stay fit, Stay Motivated and Work Smart. Healthy employees are more productive.

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Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney, circa 1925

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Today In 1941: Cleveland star pitcher Bob Feller becomes the first major league player to join the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Former heavyweight boxing champion, now Lt. Comm. Gene Tunney, administers the oath.

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A grinning Dwight Eisenhower hears members of National Arts and Sports Committee for the Eisenhower-Nixon Republican ticket sing an "I Like Ike" song for him at the Waldorf Astoria before the general appeared at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, October 16, 1952.

From left to right back of piano, are: Gene Tunney; Eddie Eagan, Robert Montgomery, Happy Felton (partially hidden), Gen. Eisenhower, Dorothy Fields, Bob Christenberry (partially hidden), Bill Gaxton, and New Hampshire Gov. Sherman Adams. Seated at the piano are Irving Berlin and Helen Hayes.

Photo: Matty Zimmerman for the AP

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A blast from the past …

Rudolph Valentino applying makeup to his double during the filming of The Son of the Sheik (1926).

The double is Gene Tunney who was a boxer.

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What’s the most fun way to exercise?

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. – Gene Tunney, pro boxer Exercise is not only good for your health, but also for your mood, energy and creativity. But sometimes, it can feel like a chore or a boring routine. If you’re looking for some fun ways to exercise that don’t involve a gym membership or a treadmill, here are some ideas to spice up your fitness journey: Hiking,…

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1926 The first Jack Dempsey versus Gene Tunney bout was fought in front of 120,557 fans! It was the largest, live, paid attendance ever for a boxing match. From The Jazz Age Vehicle Archive, FB.