1994 Death Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80 1992 Event Nobel Prize for literature is given to West Indies poet Derek Walcott 1954 Event Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs. England 1953 Event Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago 1953 Event Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title 1953 Event Walcott Worrell and Weekes all make centuries in innings vs. India 1952 Event Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title 1952 Event Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for hw boxing title 1951 Event Jersey Joe Walcott at 37 becomes oldest to win heavyweight champion 1951 Event Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title 1949 Event Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Event Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title 1948 Event Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1948 Event W Indies vs. England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes and Jim Laker 1947 Event Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1930 Birthday Derek Walcott, born in St. Lucia, poet and writer, Omeros, Nobel 1992 1928 Birthday Gregory Walcott, Wilson, North Carolina, actor, 87th Precinct 1926 Birthday Clyde Walcott, cricketer, one of the three W's, later ICC chairman 1914 Birthday Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ, 1951-52 1838 Birthday Charles Carroll Walcott, Major General Union volunteers
