- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam David Conn Jr.
- Nickname
- The Pittsburgh Kid
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Billy Conn was born on October 8, 1917 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Pittsburgh Kid (1941), World's Heavyweight Championship: Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn (1941) and Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1944). He was married to Mary Louise Smith. He died on May 28, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpouseMary Louise Smith(July 1, 1941 - ?)
- World light heavyweight boxing champion, 1939-1941.
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1981.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 123-125. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pp. 113-114. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
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