[3] Dave Downey, the youngest of nine brothers, was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he also attended Joseph Howe School.

[4] Growing up, he excelled at many sports including baseball, basketball, swimming, and track and field.

[7] In 1967, Downey won the vacant Canadian Middleweight Boxing title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Jimmy Meilleur in front of over 1600 hometown fans.

[9] He retained his middleweight championship nine more fights before losing to Lawrence Hafey in 1975.

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