Barney Ross

Barney Ross
Barney Ross
	Ross in 1934
Statistics
Real name	Dov-Ber Rasofsky
Weight(s)	Lightweight; Light Welterweight; Welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	December 23, 1909; New York City, U.S.
Died	January 17, 1967 (aged 57); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	79
Wins	72
Wins by KO	22
Losses	4
Draws	3
No contests	0
	Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1942–1944
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	B Company,1st Battalion 8th Marines
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Guadalcanal;
Awards	Silver Star

Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 17, 1967) was an American professional boxer. Ross became a world champion in three weight divisions and was a decorated veteran of World War II.[1]

Early life

Dov-Ber (or Beryl)[2] Rosofsky was born in New York City to Isidore "Itchik" Rosofsky and Sarah Epstein Rosofsky. His father was a Talmudic scholar who had emigrated to America from his native Brest-Litovsk after barely surviving a pogrom. The family then moved from New York to Chicago. Isidore became a rabbi and owner of a small vegetable shop in Chicago's Maxwell Street neighborhood, a vibrant Jewish ghetto akin to the New York's Lower East Side of the 1920s and '30s. Dov-Ber was being raised to follow in his footsteps.

The young Rasofsky grew up on Chicago's mean streets, ultimately ignoring his father's desire for him to become a rabbi and his admonition that Jews do not resort to violence. "'Let the goyim be the fighters,'" Ross later recalled being told by his father. "'The trumbeniks, the murderers—we are the scholars.'" Ross's ambition in life was to become a Jewish teacher and a Talmudic scholar, but his life was changed forever when his father was shot dead resisting a robbery at his small grocery.[3] Prostrate from grief, his mother Sarah suffered a nervous breakdown and his younger siblings—Ida, Sam and George—were placed in an orphanage or farmed out to other members of the extended family. Dov was left to his own devices at the age of 14.

As recounted in Barney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter, by Ross biographer Douglas Century, in the wake of the tragedy, Dov became vindictive towards everything and turned his back on the orthodox religion of his father. He began running around with local toughs (including another wayward Jewish ghetto kid, the future Jack Ruby), developing into a street brawler, thief and money runner; he was even employed by Al Capone. Dov's goal was to earn enough money to buy a home so that he could reunite his family. He saw boxing as that vehicle and began training with his friend Ruby.

Boxing career

After winning amateur bouts, Dov would pawn the awards—like watches—and set the money aside for his family. There is speculation that Capone bought up tickets to his early fights, knowing some of that money would be funneled to Dov. Plagued by his father's death and feeling an obligation not to sully his name, Dov Rosofsky took the new name "Barney Ross." The name change was also part of a larger trend by Jews to assimilate in the U.S. by taking American-sounding names. Strong, fast and possessed of a powerful will, Ross was soon an Intercity Golden Gloves[1][4] and Chicago Golden Gloves champion[1][5] in 1929 at the age of 19 and went on to dominate the lighter divisions as a pro.

At a time—the late 1920s and '30s—when rising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was using propaganda to spread his virulently anti-Jewish philosophy, Ross was seen by American Jews as one of their greatest advocates. He represented the concept of Jews finally fighting back. Idolized and respected by all Americans, Ross showed that Jews could thrive in their new country. He made his stand against Hitler and Nazi Germany a public one. He knew that by winning boxing matches, he was displaying a new kind of strength for Jews. He also understood that Americans loved their sports heroes and if Jews wanted to be embraced in the U.S. they would have to assume such places in society. Though Ross had lost faith in religion, he openly embraced his role as a leader of his people.

Ross is unique in boxing as one of its few triple division champions—lightweight, light welterweight and welterweight. He was never knocked out in 81 fights and held his title against some of the best competition in the history of the sport. Ross defeated great Hall-of-Fame champions like Jimmy McLarnin and Tony Canzoneri in epic battles that drew crowds of more than 50,000.

His first paid fight was on September 1, 1929, when he beat Ramon Lugo by a decision in six rounds. After ten wins in a row, he lost for the first time, to Carlos García, on a decision in ten.

Over the next 35 bouts, his record was 32–1–2, including a win over former world champion Battling Battalino and one over Babe Ruth (not the baseball player). Another bout included former world champion Cameron Welter. On March 26, 1933, Ross had his first world title bout when he faced world lightweight and light welterweight champion and fellow three-division world champion Tony Canzoneri in Chicago. In one night, Ross became a two-division world champion when he beat Canzoneri by decision in ten rounds.[6] Ross also campaigned heavily in the city of Chicago prior to the fight. After two more wins, including a knockout in six rounds over Johnny Farr, Ross and Canzoneri boxed again, with Ross winning again by decision, but this time in 15.

Ross was known as a smart fighter with great stamina. He retained his title by decision against Sammy Fuller to finish 1933 and against Peter Nebo to begin 1934. Then he defended against former world champion Frankie Klick, against whom he drew in ten. Then came the first of three bouts versus Jimmy McLarnin. Ross vacated the light welterweight title to go after McLarnin's welterweight title and won by a 15-round decision, his third world championship. However, in a rematch a few weeks later, McLarnin beat Ross by a decision and recovered the title. After that, Ross went back down to light welterweight and reclaimed his title with a 12-round decision over Bobby Pacho. After beating Klick and Henry Woods by decision to retain that title, he went back up in weight for his third and last fight with McLarnin; he recovered the welterweight title by outpointing McLarnin again over 15 rounds. He won 16 bouts in a row after that, including three over future world middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia and one against Al Manfredo. His only two defenses, however, over that stretch were against Garcia and against Izzy Jannazzo, on points in 15 rounds.

In his last fight, Ross defended his title on May 31, 1938, against fellow three-division world champion Henry Armstrong, who beat him by a decision in 15. Although Armstrong pounded Ross inexorably and his trainers begged him to let them stop the fight, Ross refused to stop or go down. Barney Ross had never been knocked out in his career[3] and was determined to leave the ring on his feet. Some boxing experts view Ross's performance against Armstrong as one of the most courageous in history. Some believe that Ross's will to survive every tough fight on his feet had to do with his understanding of his symbolic importance to Jews. That is, Jews would not only fight back, but they would not go down.

Ross retired with a record of 72 wins, four losses, three draws and two no decisions (Newspaper Decisions: 2–0–0), with 22 wins by knockout. He was ranked #21 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.

World War II

In retirement in his early thirties, Ross enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in April 1942 to fight in World War II. The Marines wanted to keep him stateside and use his celebrity status to boost morale. Most of the athletes of the era, like heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, had ceremonial roles in the military, but Ross insisted on fighting for his country.

Before he was to go overseas, Ross physically assaulted a non-commissioned officer who had made an anti-Semitic remark. He was to be court martialed at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. The other board members wanted to throw the book at Ross, but Captain Berthol E. Davis, who was also Jewish and knew of Ross's achievements, convinced the rest of the board to allow Ross to go overseas and avoid punishment. So, he was sent to the Pacific theater.

He served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. One night, he and three other comrades were trapped under enemy fire. All four were wounded; Ross was the only one able to fight. Ross gathered his comrades' rifles and grenades and single-handedly fought nearly two dozen Japanese soldiers over an entire night, killing them all by morning. Two of the Marines died, but he carried the third on his shoulders to safety; the other man weighed 230 lb (104 kg) compared to Ross' 140 lb (64 kg).

Ross was awarded America's third highest military honor, the Silver Star,[1] as well as a presidential citation.[7] As one of America's greatest "celebrity" war heroes, he was honored by President Roosevelt in a Rose Garden ceremony. He was also awarded the Edward J. Neil Trophy as "the outstanding boxer of 1942" by the Boxing Writers Association of New York.[7]

During his time in Guadalcanal, Ross began a lifelong friendship with the famous Father Frederic Gehring, a wartime chaplain who wrote regular correspondences for Reader's Digest magazine. Gehring considered Ross a national treasure who defied logic when it came to bravery and the defense of principle. Ross was the only one capable of playing a temperamental organ on the tropical island. On Christmas Eve, before he and his fellow Marines were to go into battle, Gehring asked him to learn "Silent Night" and other Christmas songs for the troops. After playing them, Gehring asked Ross to play a Jewish song. Ross played "My Yiddishe Momma," about a child's love for his self-sacrificing mother. Many of the Marines knew the melody of the song because Ross always had it played when he entered the ring. When the Marines heard the lyrics, newspaper reports say they were all in tears.

Drug addiction and recovery

During his recovery at the hospital from his wounds suffered in that battle, Ross developed a habit for the morphine administered for pain. Back in the states, the morphine became heroin. This habit became so bad he would sometimes spend $500 a day on the drug. Ross went to a recovery center and beat his addiction. He gave lectures to high school students about the dangers of drug addiction. His struggle against morphine addiction is the subject of the 1957 film Monkey on My Back.

This story inspired the song 'Barney Ross', released in 2013 by the Spanish rock band Doctor Divago on their album 'Imperio'.

Final days

Ross spent his last days using his celebrity status in promotional work for casinos and other businesses. He remained with his second wife, Cathy Howlett, although they never had children. He was happy he reached the two goals he had set: reunite his family and become a world champion in boxing. He wrote an autobiography titled No Man Stands Alone.

He also remained loyal to his friend Jack Ruby and testified as a character witness on Ruby's behalf at his trial for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, who was under arrest for the shooting death of Dallas patrolman, J.D. Tippit.

Ross died in his hometown Chicago of throat cancer at the age of 57.

His relatives include Yuri Rasovsky, Solomon Rosowsky, Baruch Leib Rosowsky and Dana Sandra Wile.

Honors

Ross was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame[8] and the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[9] He was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2006.[10]

The Aleph Zadik Aleph chapter located in Chicago's south suburbs (primarily in Flossmoor, Homewood, and Olympia Fields), is named in his honor.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
79 fights	72 wins	4 losses
By knockout	22	0
By decision	50	4
Draws	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
79	Loss	72–4–3	Henry Armstrong	UD	15	May 31, 1938	Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens	Lost The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
78	Win	72–3–3	Bobby Venner	TKO	7 (10)	Apr 25, 1938	Shrine Auditorium, Des Moines
77	Win	71–3–3	Henry Schaft	TKO	4 (10)	Apr 04, 1938	Armory, Minneapolis
76	Win	70–3–3	Ceferino Garcia	UD	15	Sep 23, 1937	Polo Grounds, New York	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
75	Win	69–3–3	Al Manfredo	NWS	10	Aug 09, 1937	Western League Baseball Park, Des Moines
74	Win	68–3–3	Jackie Burke	KO	5 (10)	Jun 27, 1937	Heinemann Park, New Orleans
73	Win	67–3–3	Chuck Woods	KO	4 (10)	Jun 17, 1937	Perry Stadium, Indianapolis
72	Win	66–3–3	Al Manfredo	PTS	10	Jan 29, 1937	Olympia Stadium, Detroit
71	Win	65–3–3	Izzy Jannazzo	UD	15	Nov 27, 1936	Madison Square Garden, New York Stadium, Washington	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
70	Win	64–3–3	Phil Furr	UD	10	Jul 22, 1936	Griffith Stadium, Washington
69	Win	63–3–3	Morrie Sherman	KO	2 (10)	Jun 22, 1936	City Auditorium, Omaha
68	Win	62–3–3	Laddie Tonielli	TKO	5 (10)	Jun 10, 1936	State Fair Park, Milwaukee
67	Win	61–3–3	Chuck Woods	TKO	5 (10)	May 01, 1936	Jefferson County Armory, Louisville	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
66	Win	60–3–3	Gordon Wallace	MD	10	Mar 11, 1936	Arena, Vancouver
65	Win	59–3–3	Lou Halper	TKO	8 (10)	Jan 27, 1936	Convention Hall, Philadelphia
64	Win	58–3–3	Ceferino Garcia	UD	10	Nov 29, 1935	Chicago Stadium, Chicago	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
63	Win	57–3–3	Ceferino Garcia	PTS	10	Sep 13, 1935	Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
62	Win	56–3–3	Baby Joe Gans	KO	2 (10)	Sep 06, 1935	Multnomah Stadium, Portland
61	Win	55–3–3	Jimmy McLarnin	UD	15	May 28, 1935	Civic Auditorium, Seattle	Won The Ring lineal welterweight titles
60	Win	54–3–3	Henry Woods	UD	12	Apr 09, 1935	Civic Auditorium, Seattle	Retained lineal light welterweight title
59	Win	53–3–3	Frankie Klick	UD	10	Jan 28, 1935	Municipal Stadium, Miami	Retained lineal light welterweight title
58	Win	52–3–3	Bobby Pacho	PTS	12	Dec 10, 1934	Public Hall, Cleveland	Retained lineal light welterweight title
57	Loss	51–3–3	Jimmy McLarnin	SD	15	Sep 17, 1934	Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens	Lost The Ring and lineal welterweight title
56	Win	51–2–3	Jimmy McLarnin	SD	15	May 28, 1934	Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens	Won The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
55	Win	50–2–3	Bobby Pacho	PTS	10	Mar 27, 1934	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles	Retained lineal light welterweight title
54	Win	49–2–3	Kid Moro	PTS	10	Mar 14, 1934	Auditorium, Oakland	Retained lineal light welterweight title
53	Draw	48–2–3	Frankie Klick	PTS	10	Mar 05, 1934	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco	Retained lineal light welterweight title
52	Win	48–2–2	Pete Nebo	PTS	12	Jan 24, 1934	Convention Hall, Kansas City	Retained lineal light welterweight title
51	Win	47–2–2	Billy Petrolle	UD	10	Jan 24, 1934	New York Coliseum, Bronx
50	Win	46–2–2	Sammy Fuller	MD	10	Nov 17, 1933	Chicago Stadium, Chicago	Retained lineal light welterweight title
49	Win	45–2–2	Tony Canzoneri	SD	15	Sep 12, 1933	Polo Grounds, New York	Retained The Ring and lineal lightweight titles Retained lineal light welterweight title
48	Win	44–2–2	Johnny Farr	TKO	6 (10)	Jul 26, 1933	Convention Hall, Kansas City	Retained lineal light welterweight title
47	Win	43–2–2	Tony Canzoneri	MD	10	Jun 23, 1933	Chicago Stadium, Chicago	Won lineal and inaugural The Ring lightweight titles Won lineal light welterweight title
46	Win	42–2–2	Joe Ghnouly	PTS	10	May 03, 1933	Arena, Saint Louis
45	Win	41–2–2	Billy Petrolle	UD	10	Mar 22, 1933	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
44	Win	40–2–2	Tommy Grogan	PTS	10	Feb 22, 1933	Washington Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago
43	Win	39–2–2	Johnny Datto	KO	2 (10)	Jan 30, 1933	Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh
42	Win	38–2–2	Johnny Farr	PTS	10	Nov 25, 1932	Auditorium, Milwaukee
41	Win	37–2–2	Goldie Hess	PTS	10	Nov 11, 1932	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
40	Win	36–2–2	Battling Battalino	UD	10	Oct 21, 1932	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
39	Win	35–2–2	Frankie Petrolle	KO	2 (10)	Sep 15, 1932	Coliseum, Chicago
38	Win	34–2–2	Ray Miller	UD	10	Aug 26, 1932	Sparta Stadium, Chicago
37	Win	33–2–2	Henry Perlick	TKO	3 (8)	Jul 28, 1932	Sparta Stadium, Chicago
36	Win	32–2–2	Dick Sisk	TKO	6 (8)	May 20, 1932	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
35	Win	31–2–2	Frankie Hughes	PTS	10	Apr 05, 1932	Armory, Indianapolis
34	Win	30–2–2	Nick Ellenwood	PTS	10	Mar 02, 1932	Armory, Muncie
33	Win	29–2–2	Billy Gladstone	PTS	6	Feb 18, 1932	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
32	Win	28–2–2	Micky O'Neill	PTS	6	Feb 08, 1932	Auditorium, Milwaukee
31	Win	27–2–2	Jimmy Lundy	PTS	8	Nov 18, 1931	Convention Hall, Kansas City
30	Win	26–2–2	Young Terry	PTS	8	Nov 13, 1931	Moline Field House, Moline
29	Win	25–2–2	Lou Jallos	PTS	8	Nov 04, 1931	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
28	Win	24–2–2	Glen Gamp	PTS	10	Oct 02, 1931	Eagles Arena, Chicago
27	Win	23–2–2	Jimmy Alvarado	PTS	8	Jul 30, 1931	Navin Field, Detroit
26	Win	22–2–2	Babe Ruth	TKO	4 (10)	Jul 15, 1931	Armory, Benton Harbor
25	Win	21–2–2	Billy Shaw	PTS	8	May 13, 1931	Cicero Stadium, Cicero
24	Win	20–2–2	Jackie Dugan	KO	2 (8)	May 01, 1931	Moline Field House, Moline
23	Win	19–2–2	Lud Abella	TKO	2 (6)	Apr 24, 1931	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
22	Win	18–2–2	Midget Mike O'Dowd	PTS	8	Apr 08, 1931	Moline Field House, Moline
21	Loss	17–2–2	Roger Bernard	PTS	8	Mar 27, 1931	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
20	Win	17–1–2	Jackie Davis	PTS	6	Mar 20, 1931	Cicero Stadium, Cicero
19	Win	16–1–2	Young Terry	UD	10	Feb 20, 1931	Cicero Stadium, Cicero
18	Win	15–1–2	Henry Falegano	PTS	8	Jan 14, 1931	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
17	Draw	14–1–2	Harry Dublinsky	PTS	8	Nov 21, 1930	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
16	Win	14–1–1	Petey Mack	KO	1 (8)	Nov 06, 1930	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
15	Win	13–1–1	Sammy Binder	KO	2 (6)	Oct 14, 1930	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
14	Draw	12–1–1	Young Terry	PTS	8	Sep 19, 1930	Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago
13	Win	12–1	Luis Perez	KO	1 (6)	Aug 02, 1930	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
12	Win	11–1	Eddie Koppy	PTS	6	Jul 01, 1930	Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit
11	Win	10–1	Mickey Genaro	PTS	6	Apr 25, 1930	Coliseum, Chicago
10	Loss	9–1	Carlos Garcia	PTS	6	Apr 21, 1930	Coliseum, Chicago
9	Win	9–0	Eddie Bojack	TKO	2 (4)	Apr 08, 1930	Public Hall, Cleveland
8	Win	8–0	Jiro Kumagai	PTS	4	Feb 24, 1930	Recreation Park, San Francisco
7	Win	7–0	Johnny Andrews	PTS	4	Jan 24, 1930	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
6	Win	6–0	Al DeRose	PTS	6	Dec 05, 1929	Chicago Stadium, Chicagof
5	Win	5–0	Joey Barth	PTS	5	Nov 29, 1929	Guyon's Paradise Ballroom, Chicago
4	Win	4–0	Virgil Tobin	KO	2 (4)	Oct 21, 1929	State Armory, San Francisco
3	Win	3–0	Joe Borola	PTS	6	Oct 12, 1929	Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles
2	Win	2–0	Joe Borola	PTS	6	Sep 14, 1929	Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles
1	Win	1–0	Ramon Lugo	PTS	6	Aug 31, 1929	Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles

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References

"Barney Ross Loses Bout To Cancer; Dies at 57". Waco News-Tribune. Associated Press. January 19, 1957 – via Newspapers.com.
The Yiddish name דוב-בער Dov-Ber literally means "bear-bear", traceable back to the Hebrew word דב dov "bear" and the German word Bär "bear". See p. 130 of Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403917232 / ISBN 9781403938695 . It is thus an example of a bilingual tautological name.
Barry Abrams (November 28, 2013). "Jack and Barney: An American story". ESPN.
"Chicago/New York Championships: Intercity Golden Gloves Championships". pagoldengloves.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
"Chicago Golden Gloves – History". chicagogoldengloves.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
"Barney Ross – Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
"Barney Ross Honored With Silver Star". The Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. November 23, 1943.
"International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
"Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.org. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
"Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame: Class of 2006". Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

External links

Boxing record for Barney Ross from BoxRec
bio article, Jewish Virtual Library
NY post, book opinion
John Burke, "Triple titleholder tells how he won toughest fight", New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 13, 2006, p. D2.
Barney Ross Biography at J-Grit J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews
https://fieretlibre.com/2019/03/26/barney-ross-boxeur-juif-et-heros-de-guerre/

Achievements
Preceded by Tony Canzoneri	World Lightweight Champion June 23, 1933 – April 15, 1935 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Tony Canzoneri
	The Ring Lightweight Champion June 23, 1933 – 1933 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Tony Canzoneri
	World Light Welterweight Champion June 23, 1933 – April 9, 1935 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Tippy Larkin
Preceded by Jimmy McLarnin	World Welterweight Champion May 28, 1934 – September 17, 1934	Succeeded by Jimmy McLarnin
	The Ring Welterweight Champion May 28, 1934 – September 17, 1934	Succeeded by Jimmy McLarnin
	World Welterweight Champion May 28, 1935 – May 31, 1938	Succeeded by Henry Armstrong
	The Ring Welterweight Champion May 28, 1935 – May 31, 1938	Succeeded by Henry Armstrong

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[AP-1] "Barney Ross Loses Bout To Cancer; Dies at 57". Waco News-Tribune. Associated Press. January 19, 1957 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] The Yiddish name דוב-בער Dov-Ber literally means "bear-bear", traceable back to the Hebrew word דב dov "bear" and the German word Bär "bear". See p. 130 of Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403917232 / ISBN 9781403938695 . It is thus an example of a bilingual tautological name.

[ESPN-3] Barry Abrams (November 28, 2013). "Jack and Barney: An American story". ESPN.

[4] "Chicago/New York Championships: Intercity Golden Gloves Championships". pagoldengloves.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[5] "Chicago Golden Gloves – History". chicagogoldengloves.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[6] "Barney Ross – Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

[Post-7] "Barney Ross Honored With Silver Star". The Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. November 23, 1943.

[8] "International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.

[9] "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.org. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2010.

[10] "Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame: Class of 2006". Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 10, 2015.