Pete Rademacher
American boxer (1928-2020)
ピート・ラデマッハー
- Born
- 20 November 1928, Tieton
- Died
- 4 June 2020, Sandusky
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- American football, boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer, American football player
- Height
- 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Team / club
- Washington State Cougars football
Thomas Peter Rademacher (November 20, 1928 – June 4, 2020) was an American heavyweight boxer. As an amateur, he was a gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics. Rademacher became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional bout when he faced Floyd Patterson in Seattle on August 22, 1957. He compiled a 15-7-1 record over 23 professional bouts.
A former college football player at Washington State, Rademacher took up boxing as a form of rehabilitation during his recovery from rheumatic fever, which he contracted in military school.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer Olympics | 1956 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.