Pat Putnam was born on April 27, 1930 in Schenectady, New York, USA as Patrick Francis Anthony Nolan Putnam. He is known for his work on Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995), She Came to the Valley (1979) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He died on November 27, 2005 in Schenectady.
At a 1991 fight in Reno the ring announcer was introducing celebrities to the crowd when Putnam yelled out to him that he better not forget Joe DiMaggio. The announcer agreed and asked the audience to give him a hand. The only problem was that DiMaggio was not in attendance.
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Served as a Marine in the Korean War during which he received several Purple Hearts and endured 17 months as a prisoner of war. His war time experience left him with only one lung and a life time of back problems.
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Boxing writer who broke the news that heavyweight champion Cassius Clay had changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
She Came to the Valley
1979
Christmas Party Guest
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion
1995
TV Movie documentary research
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
ESPN SportsCentury
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself - boxing historian
Known for movies
Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995) as Miscellaneous Crew
She Came to the Valley (1979) as Christmas Party Guest
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