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1. www.grunge.com › 993221 › the-tragic-1969-death-of-world-heavyweight-championThe Tragic 1969 Death Of World Heavyweight Champion Rocky ...

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   Feb 4, 2023 · They discovered Marciano's body pinned under the wreckage. A large piece of debris had pierced his head, per UPI. The other two men had been thrown clear of the plane but were also dead. All three victims died instantly, the local medical examiner told UPI.

2. www.nytimes.com › 1969/09/01 › archivesRocky Marciano Is Killed With Two in Plane Crash; Undefeated ...

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   DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 31 -- Rocky Marciano, former undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion, was killed tonight in a plane crash with two companions about 30 miles east of here.

3. www.biography.com › athletes › rocky-marcianoRocky Marciano - Jersey Joe Walcott, Death & Facts - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · On August 31, 1969, the eve of his 46th birthday, Marciano was killed in a tragic plane crash. Five years later, Barbara succumbed to lung cancer at age 46. QUICK FACTS

4. aviation-safety.net › wikibase › wikiAccident Cessna 172H Skyhawk N3149X, - Aviation Safety Network

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   There was no fire but the plane was wrecked. All three occupants were killed in the crash. The passengers were Frankie Farrell and the famous former boxing champion Rocky Marciano.

5. www.bostonglobe.com › metro › 2019/08/30Remembering boxing legend Rocky Marciano, 50 years after his...

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   Aug 30, 2019 · The Boston Globe. Fifty years ago Saturday, Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash in Iowa. It was the day before his 46th birthday, and the news of his death came as a shock to everyone,...

6. www.youtube.com › watchSYND 01/09/69 ROCKY MARCIANO DIES IN PLANE CRASH - YouTube

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   Jul 21, 2015 · AP Archive. 4.88M subscribers. 35. 7.8K views 8 years ago. (1 Sep 1969) Archive film / file background of Rocky Marciano, former world heavyweight boxing champion, killed in plane crash Show more ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 1969/10/10 › archivesCrash That Killed Marciano Laid to Pilot's Inexperience

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   WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The plane crash last Aug. 13 that killed Rocky Marciano, the former heavyweight boxing champion, was caused by the young private pilot's inexperience with bad weather...