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Joe Louis Brown Bomber dies at 66 in Las Vegas
Boxing great Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber and former world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, died at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas at age 66 from cardiac arrest. He collapsed at home after attending a fight the prior night and was pronounced dead after efforts to revive him. Louis, who battled health problems and IRS taxes, left a lasting impact on sports and civil rights.
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