Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr.

Biddle in 1918 Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. (October 1, 1874 – May 27, 1948) was a millionaire whose fortune allowed him to pursue theatricals, self-published writing, athletics, and Christianity on a full-time basis.

He trained men in hand-to-hand combat in both World Wars, was a fellow of the American Geographical Society and founded a movement called "Athletic Christianity" that eventually attracted 300,000 members around the world. ''Sports Illustrated'' called him "boxing's greatest amateur" in 1955, as well as a "major factor in the re-establishment of boxing as a legal and, at that time, estimable sport."

A fictionalized Biddle appears in the 1967 Disney musical film ''The Happiest Millionaire''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Author: Shippen, Katherine Binney, 1892-
Published 1959
Record Source: Published Materials
Contributors: '; ...Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel, 1896-1961....
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