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Tommy Burns
Original name: Noah Brusso Burns
Birth: Jun. 17, 1881
Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
Death: May 10, 1955
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada

Professional Boxer. He was the World Heavyweight Champion from 1906 to 1908. He was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9th, 1996. 

 
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Burial:
Ocean View Burial Park
Burnaby
British Columbia, Canada
 
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Record added: Jan 16, 2000
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- J.A. & D.S.
 Added: May. 12, 2013

- John P. Birosak
 Added: Jan. 18, 2013
RIP champ. The only Canadian Heavyweight champ of the world and a veteran of WWI
- 18th BN
 Added: Jan. 18, 2013
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