It was this season when the Orioles made a trade that brought them players such as Tippy Martinez and Rick Dempsey.

Rumors that he had bribed the board and concern that he would be likened to Jack Dempsey, who had received negative publicity for failure to serve in World War I, led Greenberg to be reexamined, and he was found fit to serve.

** Tom Dempsey, who was born with a deformed right foot and right hand, set a National Football League record by kicking a 63-yard field goal to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium.

Boxing heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, who trained Valentino and other Hollywood notables of the era in the art of boxing, said of him " He was the most virile and masculine of men.

In the north, in the first week of September, the British 21st Army Group, under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, sent its British Second Army commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey advancing on a line running from Antwerp to the northern border of Belgium while its First Canadian Army, under Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar, was pursuing its task of recapturing the ports of Dieppe, Le Havre and Boulogne-sur-Mer.

" Thompson was dropped from the band in May, and the remaining trio ( Smith / Tolhurst / Dempsey ) were soon renamed The Cure by Smith.

Soon afterwards, Dempsey was dropped from the band because of his cold reception to material Smith had written for the upcoming album.

The fraud was first reported to the SEC in 2004 by the Value Line Fund () portfolio manager and Chief Quantitative Strategist, Mr. John ( Jack ) R. Dempsey of Easton, Connecticut, who was asked to sign a Code of Business Ethics as part of SOX.

Johnson was part of the " Legends Pack " with Jack Dempsey, Floyd Patterson, Joe Louis, and Rocky Marciano.

Dempsey was involved in a band known as the Givegoods ; other members included Evan Dando from The Lemonheads and Juanita Stein from The Howling Bells ( formerly Waikiki ).

The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa.

The final version was designed by Carroll, Dempsey and Thirkell following a commission by Nicholas Garland who, along with Alexander Chancellor was unhappy with designs produced by Raymond Hawkey and Michael McGuiness.

Downtown Auburn, Alabama. Backlash against what was seen as an ineffectual city council led to the election of Jan Dempsey as mayor in 1980 and the removal of the previous city government system in favor of a council-manager system.

In 1925, he had the thrill of getting into the ring with Dempsey himself, who was then still heavyweight champion of the world, and was touring Europe.

Dempsey boxed for two rounds with the then unknown German and, according to a story later told by Schmeling, was greatly impressed.

Promoter Jack Dempsey played up this angle and suddenly the fight was viewed as Baer defending his faith against the prejudice of the Nazis, represented reluctantly by Schmeling.

Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis helped elevate boxing from a nadir in popularity in the post-Jack Dempsey era by establishing a reputation as an honest, hardworking fighter at a time when the sport was dominated by gambling interests.

After the Louis-Schmeling fight, Jack Dempsey expressed the opinion that he was glad he never had to face Joe Louis in the ring.

William Harrison " Jack " Dempsey (" The Manassa Mauler ") ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983 ) was an American professional boxer and cultural icon of the 1920s.

However, Dempsey was a strong, powerful youth who soon discovered a talent for fighting.

A little known fact about Dempsey is that for a short time he was a part-time bodyguard for Thomas F. Kearns, president of The Salt Lake Tribune and son of Utah's U. S. Senator Thomas Kearns ( no relation to Jack Kearns ).

Stevens said that two years later in 1967 he hired Holmes and Dempsey to appear in one of the first series of hardcore loops for mail order in the United States produced by Stevens and Terrie.

In 1918, Dempsey boxed 17 times, going 15 – 1 with one no-decision.

Another suggestion is that Dempsey had an object resembling a rail spike in his gloved hand which he used as a knuckleduster during the first round, the only one in which Willard was knocked down.

* No world titles change hands in 1918 but Jack Dempsey, with a series of knockouts including one against Battling Levinsky, is now the main challenger to Jess Willard.

Tunney's successful title defense against Dempsey is one of the most famous bouts in boxing history and is known as The Long Count Fight.

According to a 2007 biography, Tunney promised Polly that he would quit boxing and defended his title only one more time after the second Dempsey fight, against Tom Heeney of New Zealand.

Chuvalo finished his amateur career with a 16-0-0 record, all by KO within four rounds. Nicknamed " Boom Boom ", Chuvalo turned professional in 1956, knocking out four opponents in one night to win a heavyweight tournament held by former world's champion Jack Dempsey at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on April 26, 1956.

His tenure as minister has been described as one of reform and modernisation, with Frank McDonald of The Irish Times even describing Dempsey as the best holder of the environment portfolio since the position was created.

Dempsey becomes one of the greatest-ever boxing champions, his charisma and punching power enabling promoters to stage the first " million dollar gates ".

* In one of the most famous fights in boxing history, Gene Tunney successfully defends his World Heavyweight Championship in a return bout with Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field, Chicago.

Jones is considered one of the five giants of the 1920s American sports scene, along with baseball's Babe Ruth, boxing's Jack Dempsey, football's Red Grange, and tennis player Bill Tilden.

However, Martin is prone to letting his stubbornness get in the way of happiness, that Frasier often helps him solve, such as forcing Martin to acknowledge his feelings for one romantic partner, Sherry Dempsey.

* July 4-In one of boxing's most economically disastrous fights, Jack Dempsey retained his world Heavyweight crown with a fifteen round decision over Tommy Gibbons in Shelby, Montana.

* September 14-In one of boxing's most famous fights, Luis Firpo of Argentina comes within a second of becoming the first Hispanic world Heavyweight champion in history, dropping Jack Dempsey out of the ring and for a nine second count, but Firpo is himself dropped ten times as Dempsey retains the crown with a second round knockout, in New York.

Dempsey also appeared in one episode of Private Practice, playing the same character as in Grey's Anatomy.

It is one of the most controversial fights in boxing history and many thought Dempsey had something in his gloves during the first round to act as a knuckleduster to weaken the big Willard down.

The Jack Dempsey versus Luis Ángel Firpo fight was a historical boxing fight: It was the first time that a Latin American fighter would challenge for the world Heavyweight title, and it would be one of the defining fights of Dempsey's career.

Dempsey had been champion since 1919, and Firpo was one of the top heavyweights of the world, nicknamed " El Toro de las Pampas " (" The Bull of the Pampas ").

Dempsey landed on one knee, then quickly recuperated.

In the United States ' sports-mad decade of the Roaring Twenties Tilden was one of the six dominant figures of the " Golden Age of Sport ", along with Babe Ruth, Howie Morenz, Red Grange, Bobby Jones, and Jack Dempsey.

Dempsey was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era.

Dempsey posted a. 385 batting average along with a. 923 slugging percentage in the five-game series, and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, one of six catchers to have won the award.

During his season with the Brewers, Dempsey made two relief pitching appearances, giving three hits and one run in two innings pitched.