Joe Lewis

Kickboxer

Male

Born Mar 7, 1944

Age 69

Hometown Knightdale, North...

Nationality American

Joe Lewis is an American kickboxer, point karate fighter, and actor. As a fighter, Lewis gained fame for his matches in the 1960s and 1970s. He has twice been voted the greatest fighter in karate history, and has attained the titles of "United States… Read More

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Black Joe Lewis playing at the Fun Fun Fun festival Held at Auditorium Shores

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Nov 4, 2011

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Black Joe Lewis of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Celebrities outside The Ed Sullivan Theater...

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Jun 12, 2011

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Hannah Joy Lewis and Vanessa Nimmo leaving Chinawhite

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Aug 15, 2006

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Miss Great Britain 2004 winner EMMA SPELLAR with pal HANNAH JOY-LEWIS frolicking together with a ...

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Jan 8, 2006

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Barbara Leigh
Dating 1976 - Present

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A Band In A Body: Zoe Lewis
Boston Globe - Apr 13, 2013

On Friday, May 10, the me&thee welcomes Zoë Lewis to our stage. Zoë Lewis is a band in a body. She plays jazz, jump jive, latin grooves, swing, international folk, funk originals on anything from the piano to the spoons.
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Allen Hershkowitz: Backstage At The Oscars: The Environmental Advisor Speaks
Huffington Post - Feb 23, 2013

For the past six years, my colleagues and I at the Natural Resources Defense Council have coordinated the environmental stewardship work at the Academy Awards, this year known simply as "The Oscars." The work began at the instigation of Laurie David and that year's telecast producer Laura Ziskin, a major environmental activist, during the 79th Academy Awards in 2007. Back then the Oscars pioneered the use of ecologically intelligent practices into the world's most prominent awar...
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Update 1 Us Media Mogul And Banker Allbritton Dies At 87
Reuters.com - Dec 13, 2012

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Joe Lewis Allbritton, a media mogul and owner of the scandal-plagued Riggs National Bank, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Houston. He was 87.
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Timeweave Jumps After Lewis Takeover Offer
Ft.com Financial Times Blogs - Sep 08, 2012

The horseracing broadcaster leaps 12.8% as it says it is considering a response to the takeover offer from its 30% shareholder Joe Lewis
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1944 Birth Joe Lewis was born on March 7, 1944, in Knightdale, North Carolina.

TEENAGE

1962 18 Years Old He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1962 and was stationed at Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina. … Read More

TWENTIES

1966 22 Years Old 2 More Events

In 1966, with only 22 months of training, Lewis won the grand championship of the 1st tournament he entered, The U.S. Nationals promoted by Jhoon Rhee. … Read More

1967 23 Years Old 1 More Event

At the 1967 Nationals in Washington, Lewis won the championship by defeating Mitchell Bobrow in the semi final and beating Frank Hargrove 3-2 in the finals. … Read More

1968 24 Years Old 3 More Events

In February, 1968, Lewis and five other top rated fighters (Bob Wall, Skipper Mullins, J. Pat Burleson, David Moon, and Fred Wren) fought in the 1st World Professional Karate Championships (WPKC) promoted by Jim Harrison. … Read More

1969 25 Years Old In late 1969 promoter Lee Faulkner contacted Joe Lewis to fight in his upcoming United States Karate Championships. … Read More

1970 26 Years Old 3 More Events

In 1970, Lewis lost in yet another upset to John Natividad at the All-Star Team Championships in Long Beach, California. … Read More

1971 27 Years Old 1 More Event

On January 24, 1971, at the 2nd Annual United Nations Open Karate Championships promoted by Aaron Banks, Lewis knocked out Ronnie Barkoot at 1:25 of the first round. … Read More

THIRTIES

1974 30 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1974 he beat his only opponent in the new sport of full contact karate with a 2nd round ridge hand knockout over Yugoslavia's Frank Brodar in Los Angeles, California to win the Professional Karate Association (PKA) Heavyweight full-contact karate title.

1975 31 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1975 Joe Lewis was inducted into the Black Belt magazine Hall of Fame as the 1974 full contact karate "fighter of the year".

1978 34 Years Old Lewis continued with his acting career and starred in Jaguar Lives in 1978 and Force: Five in 1981.

FORTIES

1990 46 Years Old In 1990 Lewis (198 lbs) fought one last exhibition kickboxing/karate match with friend Bill Wallace (166 lbs) on pay per view. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2011 67 Years Old In July 2011, he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. … Read More

2012 68 Years Old Lewis died one year and forty-five days later, on the morning of August 31, 2012.

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