Frank Roberts (boxer)

Frank Roberts
Statistics
Nickname(s)	"Honest Frank"
Nationality	Australian
Born	5 March 1945(1945-03-05) Cubawee, New South Wales
Died	7 February 2011(2011-02-07) (aged 65) Armidale, New South Wales

Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011)^[1] was an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division.^[1] 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian,^[2] and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team.^[1] He resided in Armidale, New South Wales, and gave boxing lessons to local youths, until his death from a heart attack in February 2011.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1964/BOX/
^ http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:QiyK0IsG8YoJ:www1.aiatsis.gov.au/dawn/docs/v13/s07/12.pdf+francis+roberts+boxer&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au
^ Vale Honest Frank, Australia's first indigenous Olympian, ABC New England North West, 8 February 2011.

Persondata
Name	Roberts, Frank
Alternative names	Roberts, Francis Roy (full name)
Short description	Australian Olympic boxer (1964), first Aboriginal Olympian
Date of birth	5 March 1945
Place of birth	Cubawee, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death	7 February 2011
Place of death	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia