Alfred “Big Al” Lassman
"Big Al" "TNT"
died 1930-07-06
age 28 or 23 (the latter is more likely given 1928 as senior year in college
6' 200 - 220 lbs
1928 all-American football tackle for New York University
suffered head injury in 1928-11-24 game vs. Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh
22 straight KOs vs. AAU and Collegiate opponents, including the NY AAU champ
signed as a prospect by Bow Tie Jimmy Bronson, injured before he could turn pro
drowned rescuing 3 kids from a canoeing accident
Pete Ehrman has a "What Might have been artical" at
Al ?TNT? Lassman: What might have been - Boxing.com
Ehrman reports that Grantland Rice considered him to be better than Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, Max Baer, Primo Carnera and James J. Braddock,
speculative rating that would have him at championship caliber in the 30s prior to the ascendency of Joe Louis
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