Tom McNeeley

Thomas William McNeeley Jr. (February 27, 1937 – October 25, 2011) was a heavyweight boxer in the 1950s and 1960s.

He came from Arlington, Massachusetts, and played football for Michigan State University.

Tom McNeeley had his first professional bout at the Norwood Stockcar Arena July 17, 1958.

McNeeley was on the November 13, 1961, cover of Sports Illustrated.

[citation needed] McNeeley died on October 25, 2011, at the age of 74 of complications from a seizure.