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Handing out some batting tips to members of his girls softball team is Clyde Gray, who meets titleholder Jose Napoles in world welterweight championsh(...)
Handing out some batting tips to members of his girls softball team is Clyde Gray, who meets titleholder Jose Napoles in world welterweight championsh(...)

Handing out some batting tips to members of his girls softball team is Clyde Gray, who meets titleholder Jose Napoles in world welterweight championsh(...)

Date8/9/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Handing out some batting tips to members of his girls softball team is Clyde Gray, who meets titleholder Jose Napoles in world welterweight championship bout Sept. 22. Gray became sponsor of team, named Clyde's KO's, when it had trouble finding sponsor this year. Team, which includes his wife Evelyn, is in playoffs in Regent Park Ladies League. Gray finds softball a good release from boxing tensions.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0051366F
Clyde Gray is in superb condition for the biggest fight of his life tomorrow when the challenges world welterweight titleholder Jose Napoles at Maple (...)
Clyde Gray is in superb condition for the biggest fight of his life tomorrow when the challenges world welterweight titleholder Jose Napoles at Maple (...)
8/27/1973
Ready, get set . . . Toronto's Clyde Gray has his left hand ready to throw punch at world welterweight champion Jose Napoles, left, during their title(...)
Ready, get set . . . Toronto's Clyde Gray has his left hand ready to throw punch at world welterweight champion Jose Napoles, left, during their title(...)
9/23/1973
Indoors in ring which he has set up in barn in Claremont farm, Clyde Gray rests during training for June 28 world welterweight title fight against Ang(...)
Indoors in ring which he has set up in barn in Claremont farm, Clyde Gray rests during training for June 28 world welterweight title fight against Ang(...)
5/26/1975
Honing his boxing skills. Canadian welterweight champion Clyde Gray works out on punching bag at Lansdowne Athletic Club in preparation for bout with (...)
Honing his boxing skills. Canadian welterweight champion Clyde Gray works out on punching bag at Lansdowne Athletic Club in preparation for bout with (...)
4/24/1974
Clyde Gray of Toronto, Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight champion, is being checked by a doctor at the weigh-in for his non-title bout tomorrow n(...)
Clyde Gray of Toronto, Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight champion, is being checked by a doctor at the weigh-in for his non-title bout tomorrow n(...)
4/9/1973
No punching in this ring. Clyde Gray (left), the 26-year-old Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight boxing champion, and his wife, Evelyn, look over f(...)
No punching in this ring. Clyde Gray (left), the 26-year-old Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight boxing champion, and his wife, Evelyn, look over f(...)
11/12/1973
It really didn't hurt, World welterweight champion Jose Napoles winces as Dr. Jerry Zownir examines his ear
It really didn't hurt, World welterweight champion Jose Napoles winces as Dr. Jerry Zownir examines his ear
9/17/1973
Clyde Gray: After his brother's death in the ring, Clyde almost quit boxing
Clyde Gray: After his brother's death in the ring, Clyde almost quit boxing
5/26/1975
Wondering his future? What's ahead looks good for lightweight Nicky Furlano, considered the most promising boxer developed in Toronto since Clyde Gray(...)
Wondering his future? What's ahead looks good for lightweight Nicky Furlano, considered the most promising boxer developed in Toronto since Clyde Gray(...)
2/3/1978
Clyde Gray: He gives Tommy Hearns the edge over Sugar Ray Leonard
Clyde Gray: He gives Tommy Hearns the edge over Sugar Ray Leonard
1/1/1981
Still slugging: Clyde Gray, his home bearing few signs of a once-stellar boxing career, is learning to roll with the punches
Still slugging: Clyde Gray, his home bearing few signs of a once-stellar boxing career, is learning to roll with the punches
9/21/1990
Couple of winners. Model Bonny Barrett and Clyde Gray, Ontario Athletics Commissioner, draw winning tickets in The Star lobby for dinner at two Toront(...)
Couple of winners. Model Bonny Barrett and Clyde Gray, Ontario Athletics Commissioner, draw winning tickets in The Star lobby for dinner at two Toront(...)
2/14/1986