Jess Willard

Jess Willard bio

Birth Name: Jess Willard

Occupation: Boxer

Place Of Birth: Kansas

Date Of Birth: December 29, 1881

Date Of Death: December 15, 1968

Cause Of Death: N/A

Ethnicity: Unknown

Nationality: American


Jess Willard was born on the 29th of December, 1881. He was popular for being a Boxer. 6’6″, 270-pound heavyweight boxing champion, nicknamed the ‘Pottawatomie Giant’ and ‘The Great White Hope.’ He compiled a career record of 26-6-1.

Jess Willard was born in Kansas. He worked as a cowboy as a young adult. After holding the heavyweight title for four years, he lost it to Jack Dempsey in a brutal bone-breaking match in which he was knocked down seven times in the first round.

Jess Willard was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.


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Childhood

Jess Willard was born in 1880s.

Jess Willard is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".

Education

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Family

Jess Willard’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Jess Willard’s parents.

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Personal Life

Like many famous people and celebrities, Jess Willard kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.

Jess Willard was born in the Year of the Serpent.

Fast Facts

REAL NAME: Jess Willard
NICKNAME: Jess
RELIGION: Unknown
AGE GENERATION: G.I. Generation
BIRTH SIGN: Capricorn
BIRTH DAY: Thursday
DEATH DAY: Sunday

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Horoscope

Zodiac Sign: Jess Willard was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.

Chinese Zodiac: Jess Willard was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.

Ruling Planet: Jess Willard had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.

Jess Willard’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.


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