Benny Paret
Acting·March 14, 1937·† April 3, 1962 — 25 years old·Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Bernardo "Benny the Kid" Paret was a Cuban welterweight boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice in the early 1960s. Paret's death occurred 10 days after injuries sustained in a March 24, 1962, title defense against Emile Griffith, televised live and seen by millions on ABC's Fight of the Week.
