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Rocky Marciano was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1923. He was a typical American kid, playing baseball and football and dreaming of playing one professionally. He didn't take up boxing until he was drafted into the Army at the age of twenty. In 1947, he had a tryout with the Chicago Cubs as a catcher, but was let go because he couldn't make the throw from home plate to second base with accuracy. By the spring of 1949, his boxing skills were developing and he had knocked out his first 16 opponents. In 1951, Marciano knocked out his hero, the former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, in the eighth round, establishing him as one of the marquee fighters in the heavyweight division. In 1952, he got the chance to fight for the title against Jersey Joe Walcott in Philadelphia. Marciano knocked him out in the 13th round giving Marciano the championship belt. On April 27, 1956, Marciano retired from boxing. He had held the heavyweight boxing title for four years and is the only boxing champion to ever retire undefeated.

For you golf enthusiasts, Here is some fun trivia to warm up with 1. Who is the oldest player to win the U.S. Open? 2. Which player won or was runner-up eight times in a nine- year period? 3. Name the only player to lose three U.S. Opens in a playoff? 4. Of the three men who have shot 63 in the U.S. Open, name the only player who didn't go on to win? 5. Who was the last player to win the U.S. Open with a 72- hole score over par? 6. Who was the last player to win in his first U.S. Open? 7. Who are the only two players to win the U.S. Open with all four rounds in the 60s? 8. Which player set the U.S. Open record with a nine-hole 29, then matched it a year later? U.S. Open Golf Trivia Answers 1. Hale Irwin, 45 2. Bobby Jones. 3. Arnold Palmer 4. Tom Weiskopf 5. Andy North, 1-over 285, at Cherry Hills in 1985 6. Francis Ouimet in 1913 7. Lee Trevino (1968 at Oak Hill) and Lee Janzen (1993 at Baltusrol) 8. Neal Lancaster