Frank Roberts (boxer)

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Frank Roberts
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Nickname(s) "Honest Frank"
Nationality Australian
Born (1945-03-05)5 March 1945
Cubawee, New South Wales
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Armidale, New South Wales

Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011)[1] was an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division.[1] 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian, and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team.[1] He resided in Armidale, New South Wales, and gave boxing lessons to local youths, until his death from a heart attack in February 2011.[2]

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