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Bert Sugar

Bert Sugar, American author and boxing historian (died 2012)

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Born
June 7, 1936
Died
March 25, 2012
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1936

About Bert Sugar

Herbert Randolph Sugar was an American sportswriter known for his work covering boxing and baseball. As the author of over 80 books, The New York Times called Sugar an "accomplished raconteur with a bottomless sack of anecdotes" who was always seen with his trademark fedora and cigar. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. Herbert Randolph Sugar (June 7, 1936 – March 25, 2012) was an American sportswriter known for his work covering boxing and baseball. His first sports venture was as editor-publisher of Baseball Monthly magazine in 1962, started with the assistance of Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, whom Sugar met while at the University of Michigan. Sugar wrote more than 80 books, focusing on his favorite sports of boxing and baseball.

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Bert Sugar timeline

  1. Herbert Randolph Sugar (June 7, 1936 – March 25, 2012) was an American sportswriter known for his work covering boxing and baseball.
  2. His first sports venture was as editor-publisher of Baseball Monthly magazine in 1962, started with the assistance of Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, whom Sugar met while at the University of Michigan.

The world when Bert Sugar was born

Bert Sugar was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bert Sugar's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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