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Norvel Lee

1924 - 1992

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Norvel L. R. Lee (September 22, 1924 – August 19, 1992) was an amateur boxer, Tuskegee Airman, WWII veteran, scholar, educator, field grade officer in the US Army Reserve, and youth mentor in the greater Washington D.C. area. He won the light heavyweight gold medal in boxing at the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952 and was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy. On September 17, 2022, the Commonwealth of Virginia unveiled a historical marker honoring Lee's accomplishments. The highway near Lee's childhood home was designated the Norvel LaFallette Ray Lee Memorial Highway. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Norvel Lee is the 2,083rd most popular athlete (up from 2,464th in 2024), the 11,192nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,005th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Norvel Lee ranks 2,083 out of 6,025. Before him are George Hutson, Georges Johin, Angelo Scuri, Isabelle Daniels, Svetlana Krachevskaya, and Kaisa Mäkäräinen. After him are Mervyn Wood, Fița Lovin, Abdul Hamid, Hans Wetterström, Meredith Colket, and Dorothy Shirley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Norvel Lee ranks 467. Before him are Jack Weston, Harvey Kurtzman, Paulo Muwanga, Matti Kassila, Joy Page, and William H. Webster. After him are Joe Gaetjens, Tapan Sinha, Georges Dransart, Wally Cox, Bill Smith, and Carole Cook. Among people deceased in 1992, Norvel Lee ranks 261. Before him are Eddie Hazel, Kanan Devi, Dionizije Dvornić, George Adams, Al Parker, and Mae Clarke. After him are George Murphy, John Anderson, Antoni Zygmund, Roger Miller, Bill Williams, and Lona Andre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norvel Lee ranks 11,193 out of 20,380. Before him are Aldo Ray (1926), Peter Goldreich (1939), Augusta Savage (1892), William Cameron Townsend (1896), and Beverly Garland (1926). After him are Jake Angeli (1988), Henry McMaster (1947), Joe South (1940), John Schofield (1831), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Eytan Fox (1964), and Jimmy Van Heusen (1913).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Norvel Lee ranks 363. Before him are Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), Gwen Torrence (1965), Charles Dumas (1937), Frank Henry (1909), Benny Brown (1953), and Isabelle Daniels (1937). After him are Meredith Colket (1878), Evelyne Hall (1909), Sammy Lee (1920), Billy Mills (1938), Jennison Heaton (1904), and George Bonhag (1882).

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