Pete Spanakos

Petros M. Spanakos (born July 26, 1938) is a retired American bantamweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games.

[2] His twin brother Nick is also a retired competitive boxer.

[3][4] Spanakos twins were born into a Greek immigrant family, descendants of the Ancient Lacedaemonian (Spartans), parents Michael and Stella Spanakos who left Mani province at sixteen in 1912 and six years old in 1908, respectively.

Pete graduated from Brooklyn Law School and worked most of his career as a counselor for the New York City Board of Education.

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