Brockton High School Bands
"An Education in Music is an Education for Life"
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R O C K Y TRIBUTE TO A HOMETOWN CHAMPION |
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BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL BANDS' MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO
ROCKY MARCIANO
Rocky Marciano works out on the heavy bag at the Brockton YMCA in this 1950 photo |
Rocky won the heavyweight championship with a 13th round knockout of Jersey Joe Walcott on Sept, 23 1952 |
Rocky tags Roland LaStarza for a knockout in the 11th round at the Polo Grounds in New York on Sept. 24, 1953 |
Just about the entire city of Brockton showed up to welcome Rocky home after another victory |
Special thanks to Stanley A. Bauman for giving permission to use these photographs |
Brockton turned out for Rocky on July 16, 1951 |
Where to find out more about ROCKY:
| BROCKTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | INTERNET | BOOKS | MOVIE |
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216 N. Pearl Street Brockton, Ma. 02301 An extensive display of Rocky memorabilia, including shoes form his last fight and his boxing gloves |
Web site devoted to Rocky sponsored by the Brockton Historical Society |
Robert Langway, Rocky Marciano's nephew, said the most accurate book published about the champion is "Biography of a First Son" by Everett Skehan. Although this book is out of print, it can found in most libraries. | Nostalgic collections of Rocky's fights can be ordered through local video stores. Robert Langway, Rocky Marciano's nephew, recommends one television movie, "The Rocky Marciano Story." which can obtained through local video stores. |
