Buddy Baer (born June 11, 1915 — died July 18, 1986) was an American boxer, and the brother of heavyweight champion Max Baer. He was born Jacob Henry Baer, but was known as "Buddy". Standing 6'61/2 inches tall, Baer fought from 1934 to 1942 and was a good puncher. He and his brother Max knocked out colorful contender Tony Galento and fought Joe Louis. He boxed 57 professional fights, won 50 with 44 knockouts, and was defeated 7 times. Baer was chosen for the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maximilian Adelbert Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ... Buddy Baer (b. ... Tony Galento (b. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of Lexington, Alabama who became World Heavyweight Champion. ... In 2003, Ring Magazine published a list of 100 greatest punchers of all time in boxing, as voted by the magazines writers. ...

The highlight of his boxing career occurred in his unsuccessful attempt to win the heavyweight boxing championship from Joe Louis. Baer caught Louis with a big left hook in the first round and knocked the champion out of the ring. Louis, however, climbed back in before the count of ten, and eventually won the fight on a disqualification. Baer claimed that he had been hit, and knocked down, after the bell in the seventh round, and refused to come out for the next round. The referee therefore disqualified him, and Louis knocked Baer out in the first round in their rematch. Later, Baer remarked "The only way I could have beaten Louis that night was with a baseball bat." Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of Lexington, Alabama who became World Heavyweight Champion. ...

Buddy retired after the Louis bout and joined the US-Armed Forces, as did his brother Max. After the war Buddy appeared in movies and TV, owned a bar and worked as a Marshal at the California State Legislature.

Buddy appeared in several films. In 1949, Baer had a bit role in the Abbott and Costello romp, Africa Screams. He also appeared in Flame of Araby (1951), Quo Vadis (1951), Jack & the Beanstalk (1952) (another Abbott & Costello film), The Big Sky (1952), Slightly Scarlet (1956), The Giant from The Unknown (1958), and Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961). His television credits include guest roles in: The Adventures of Superman, Captain Midnight, Cheyenne, Circus Boy, Climax!, Gunsmoke, Have Gun, Will Travel, Peter Gunn, Rawhide, Sky King, and Toast of the Town. Abbott and Costello (William (Bud) Abbott, 1897-1974); Louis Cristillo, 1906-1959), American comedy duo whose work in radio, film, and television made them one of the most popular and respected teams in comedy history. ... Africa Screams (1949) Abbott And costello When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking fellow bookseller Stanley knows a great deal about Africa they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe. ... Quo Vadis (the title is Latin, meaning Where are you going?), is a 1951 Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman soldier, returning from the wars, who falls in love with a Christian and becomes intrigued by her religion. ... Jack & the Beanstalk is a 1952 family comedy starring Abbott and Costello (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello). ... The Big Sky is a 1952 film with Arthur Hunnicut. ... DVD cover of VCI Entertainments release of the film Slightly Scarlet is a 1956 film based on James M. Cains novel Loves Lovely Counterfeit. ... The cast of The Adventures of Superman from 1953 to 1957. ... 1941 Big Little Book Captain Midnight was a U.S. radio serial broadcast from 1938 to 1949. ... Cheyenne was the first western television series created for Warner Brothers studios by Roy Huggins that featured Clint Walker as Cheyenne Bodie, a physically huge cowboy wandering the Old West. ... Circus Boy was a television series aired in prime time on both NBC and ABC from 1956 to 1958. ... Climax! (a. ... Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program set in Dodge City, Kansas during the settlement of the American West. ... Have Gun, Will Travel was a popular American television Western that aired from on CBS 1957 through 1963. ... Peter Gunn was an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. ... Rawhide was a television western series about cattle drives that aired on CBS from 1959-1966, which starred Eric Fleming and launched the career of Clint Eastwood, who played Rowdy Yates. ... Sky King was a 1940s and 1950s American radio and television adventure series featuring Arizona rancher and airplane pilot Schuyler or Skyler King. ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. ...

Buddy as well as Maxi were known as the "professional good guys" or "the genial giants". The Sacramento sports reporter Billy Conlin wrote: "When they died, the "sweet science" lost two of the sweetest!" Buddy is buried in East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento.

External links

• Buddy Baer at The Internet Movie Database