LIONEL ROSE

EARLY LIFE

Lionel Rose was born in the early 1940's he was one of the Australia's most successful boxers. Lionel grew up in an aboriginal settlement called Jackson's Track in Victoria.

IMPORTANT ACHEVIMENTS

When Lionel was growing up he studied his father who was also a boxer. Lionel saw boxing as an escape from poor living in the country. He ended up winning his first Australian amateur Flyweight title when he was just fifteen.

INTRESTING FACTS

AWARDS

Rose was featured in Australian author .

It was Wendy Lewis's book of Australia's Greatest People

In 2003 he was an world famous singer .

Lionel rose died in 2011