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The Uncrowned Middleweight Hero of Kewanee Dies
The Kewanee boxing idol Hayden Nicholas Stuhlsatz known as Young Stuhley died after stepping in front of Burlington Northern engines in the local railyards. A celebrated 1930s fighter once hailed as Hollywood material, he faded after a lucrative yet troubled career, leaving behind memories of his peak night beating Vince Dundee and enduring fame on Whiskey Row. Police and locals dispute suicide theory, insisting he died amid a life torn by past glories and drinking.
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Ill
Young Stuhley
Hollywood
Hayden Nicholas Stuhlsatz
Clark Gable
Burlington & Northern
Stuhley
Wit Anderson
Pioneer Club
Whiskey Row
Julian
Pat” Wilamaski
Pat
Grand Theater
Dreamland Dance Hall
Jack Stuhlsatz
Hayden
Paul
Stuhlsatz
George Lilly
Kid Leonard
Iowa
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Vince Dundee
Chicago
Mills Stadium
J. Carrol Naish
Wilamowski
George Raft
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