Morgan, Carroll

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  • Wiki Biography:
    • Carroll Morgan (October 3, 1947 – June 20, 2018) was a Canadian heavyweight boxer who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Sweden’s eventual bronze medalist Hasse Thomsén.
    • Carroll Morgan was born on October 3, 1947, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. He grew up in Whiteside, Nova Scotia. He was one of seven children, with five brothers and a sister.
    • He enrolled at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish and worked towards his Bachelor of Arts degree. Morgan became a walk-on with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men football team and contributed to their 1966 Vanier Cup debut.
    • While in university, he began working out with his roommate Rocky MacDougall, the future Canadian featherweight champion, who introduced him to boxing in 1968. Morgan started training under coach John Cechetto in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
    • With only two fights, he made the national team and competed at the 1971 Canada Winter Games in Saskatoon, where he lost a split decision to heavyweight Jack Meda. That fall, he joined the Canadian national team’s European tour, scoring knockouts in Sweden and the Netherlands before dropping a split decision in Norway. His heavy training for the Olympics began in December 1971.
    • Morgan secured the 1972 Maritime amateur heavyweight title in Sydney with a first-round knockout, which sent him to the Eastern Canadian Olympic trials in Sept-Îles, Quebec.
    • At the Canadian National Championships held at the Saskatoon Arena in May 1972, he captured the title in the heavyweight division. The 24-year-old was named the “outstanding fighter” of the championships. Following the national championships, he was selected for the national Olympic team.
    • His most notable success came in 1972, when he represented Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was within one victory of capturing a bronze medal in the heavyweight division
  • Third Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=9470
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