In so doing, Joe Louis called a halt to a heavyweight reign ... complete interruption of four years while Louis served in the US Army during World War II). A reign that lengthy inevitably included ...

Joe Louis died in 1981 at age 66 in the Las ... The cemetery is managed by the U.S. Department of the Army. In 1993, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a stamp celebrating Louis.

The Joe Louis Story The film, acted out by a predominantly colored cast headed by Coley Wallace (as the champ), rates high on sincerity, is alternately touching, understanding and heartpoundingly ...