Frank Roberts (boxer) explained

Frank Roberts
Nickname:	"Honest Frank"
Nationality:	Australian
Birth Date:	5 March 1945
Birth Place:	Cubawee, New South Wales
Death Place:	Armidale, New South Wales

Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011)^[1] was an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division.^[1] 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian, and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team.^[1] He resided in Armidale, New South Wales, and gave boxing lessons to local youths, until his death from a heart attack in February 2011.^[2]

1964 Olympic results

Below is the record of Frank Roberts, an Australian welterweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

• Round of 32: lost to Pertti Purhonen (Finland) by decision, 0-5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australia Boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games . sports-reference.com . 16 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222164228/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1964/BOX/ . 22 December 2014 . dmy .
2. Web site: Vale Honest Frank, one of Australia's first indigenous Olympic boxers . Ingall . Jennifer . 8 February 2011 . . 16 July 2014.