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BILL TREEST: ONE OF JIM'S BOYS
Robert Coughlan
January 24, 1955
Among the first fighters managed by James D. Norris Jr., who now says he never managed any, was Bill Treest. Charles Caustin, left in picture at top, discovered Treest (third from left). When the young heavyweight began to attract attention, Norris took him over (clipping, right). He had the glamour picture above made while fighting for Norris; today he works as a barber in Tempe, Ariz. (right).
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January 24, 1955

Bill Treest: One Of Jim's Boys

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Among the first fighters managed by James D. Norris Jr., who now says he never managed any, was Bill Treest. Charles Caustin, left in picture at top, discovered Treest (third from left). When the young heavyweight began to attract attention, Norris took him over (clipping, right). He had the glamour picture above made while fighting for Norris; today he works as a barber in Tempe, Ariz. (right).

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