The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Ernie Terrell

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Ernie Terrell

6/25/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.093

Music producer, boxer, and singer Ernie Terrell (1939 - 2014 ) was a Hall of Fame heavyweight boxing champion and the leader of the musical group, Ernie Terrell and the Heavyweights. Terrell was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 6/25/2002, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 53m 13s

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Terrell, Ernie, 1939-

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Heavyweight boxer and entertainer Ernest Terrell was born on April 4, 1939 in Belzoni, Mississippi. This tall and lanky athlete retired from the profession after 15 years of fighting with a record of 46 wins - 21 of which were knockouts - and only nine losses.Terrell began boxing professionally in 1957 and simultaneously launched a popular singing group in Chicago with his sister, Jean Terrell, who later replaced Diana Ross with the Supremes. During his first year of boxing, he won all five of h...