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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2022 · 6 MIN

William the Tough Guy

from An Ounce - For Your Consideration · host Jim Fugate

William decided he needed to be tough enough to take care of himself in a fight. As a teenager, he became involved in golden gloves boxing. And he excelled in this effort. His record on the circuit was 22 and 1. On his 24th match, he got his nose broken, and decided it was time to find something else to do. His passion lay elsewhere.Though he was plenty bright and his teachers described him as a ‘strong student’, he didn’t graduate from High School. With his father gone, William got a job to help support his family. He was often required to work quite late, causing him to often sleep in missing classes at school. Unfortunately, on one of these mornings, he missed a required final exam in English and ended up a bit short of the credits needed to graduate.Rather than take summer classes, William just kept working. He loved his job and the thought of being cooped up in a classroom all summer was not at all appealing to him.Who is he? Listen and take a guess!------https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joelhttps://www.biography.com/musician/billy-joelhttps://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/billy-joel-3442.php 

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William decided he needed to be tough enough to take care of himself in a fight. As a teenager, he became involved in golden gloves boxing. And he excelled in this effort. His record on the circuit was 22 and 1. On his 24th match, he got his nose broken, and decided it was time to find something else to do. His passion lay elsewhere. Though he was plenty bright and his teachers described him as a ‘strong student’, he didn’t graduate from High School. With his father gone, William got a job t...

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