Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr.
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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr.
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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. was a millionaire whose fortune allowed him to pursue theatricals, self-published writing, athletics, and Christianity on a full-time basis. He trained men in hand-to-hand combat in both World Wars, was a fellow of the American Geographical Society and founded a movement called "Athletic Christianity" that eventually attracted 300,000 members around the world. Sports Illustrated called him "boxing's greatest amateur" in 1955, as well as a "major factor in the re-
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American philanthropist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Joseph_Drexel_Biddle_Sr.
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2004-02-29T17:50:02Z
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2024-09-07T21:24:16Z
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