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This Week In NDN All-Stars History - March 15 - 21

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Native American athletes featured this week include Henry Armstrong, Jack Dempsey, Billy Kidd, Joe Hipp, T. J. Oshie, Cherokee Parks, and Joe Louis.

This week in NDN All-Stars history highlights major moments across boxing, baseball, basketball, and hockey.

Henry Armstrong adds several victories to his incredible boxing career during the 1930s and 1940s, including wins in Los Angeles, Houston, and New York. Jack Dempsey continues his early rise in the heavyweight ranks with another first-round knockout in Utah.

The week also includes Billy Kidd winning a slalom race in Aspen, Joe Hipp avenging an earlier loss with a knockout victory in Montana, and T. J. Oshie reaching the milestone of one thousand NHL games.

From classic boxing arenas to modern professional milestones, these moments show the wide impact Native athletes have made across the world of sports.

Topics Covered

• Henry Armstrong defeats Baby Arizmendi in a 1938 boxing bout

• Jack Dempsey scores an early heavyweight knockout in Memphis

• Billy Kidd wins a slalom event in Aspen, Colorado

• Joe Hipp avenges a previous loss with a knockout victory

• T. J. Oshie reaches one thousand NHL games with Washington

• Cherokee Parks scores a career-high twenty-five points for Dallas

• Henry Armstrong continues his winning streak in Los Angeles

• Tommy Morrison scores a knockout victory in Las Vegas

• Joe Louis defeats Abe Simon in Detroit

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This Week In NDN All-Stars History - March 15 - 21

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Every week, we break down what happened in Indian All-Stars history, the winds, the moments, and the athletes who made them happen. Here's what happened the week of March 15th through March 21st, March 15th. In 1938, Henry Armstrong defeats Baby Aras Mandi by 10-round decision at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. March 16th. In 1918, Jack Dempsey knocks out Fred Sadie in the first round at the Phoenix Athletic Club in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1939, Henry Armstrong knocks out Luke Feldman at two minutes and 12 seconds of the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York City, retaining both his welterweight and lightweight world titles. In 1968, Billy Kidd wins the Slalom event in Aspen, Colorado. In 1990, Joe Hipp avenges an earlier loss by knocking out Betty Kittower in the third round in Zoot, Montana. In 2024, TJ O'She plays in his 1,000-bending champion for the Washington Capitals against the Vancouver Conox and Vancouver British Columbia. March 17th.

In 1960, Jack Dempsey knocks out George Christian in the first round in place of Utah. In 1937, Henry Armstrong defeats all those folding by 10-round unanimous decision at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. In 1996, Cherokee Park scores a career high 25 points for the Dallas Mavericks in a road game against the Portland Trail Blazers. March 19th. In 1935, Henry Armstrong defeats Sal Hernandez with a second-round technical knockout at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. March 20th. In 1944, Henry Armstrong wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Frankie Wilson, Houston, Texas. In 1992, Tommy Morrison stops Jerry Hallstead with a fifth-round technical knockout at Caesar's Palace in Los Vegas. March 21st. In 1933, Henry Armstrong knocks out Paul Wangry in the fourth round at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. In 1941, Joe Lewis stops Abe Simon at one minute and 20 seconds of the 13th round

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