Frank Richards (performer)
Frank "Cannonball" Richards (February 20, 1887 – February 7, 1969) was an American carnival and vaudeville performer whose act involved taking heavy blows to his stomach. Richards began by letting people (including heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey) punch him in the gut. Dempsey hit him in the stomach a reported total of seventy-five times. He then progressed to letting people jump on his belly, being struck by a two-by-four, being struck by a sledgehammer, and finally being shot by a 104-lb. (47 kg) cannonball from a spring-loaded 12 ft. (3.6 m) cannon. Richards limited his cannonball act to twice per day, as performing it more often was too painful.
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Frank Richards (performer)
Frank "Cannonball" Richards (February 20, 1887 – February 7, 1969) was an American carnival and vaudeville performer whose act involved taking heavy blows to his stomach. Richards began by letting people (including heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey) punch him in the gut. Dempsey hit him in the stomach a reported total of seventy-five times. He then progressed to letting people jump on his belly, being struck by a two-by-four, being struck by a sledgehammer, and finally being shot by a 104-lb. (47 kg) cannonball from a spring-loaded 12 ft. (3.6 m) cannon. Richards limited his cannonball act to twice per day, as performing it more often was too painful.
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Frank Anson Richards (20 de fe ...... uencia era demasiado doloroso.
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1887-02-20
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Frank Anson Richards
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Minneapolis, Kansas, United States
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1969-02-07
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Long Beach, California, United States
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Frank "Cannonball" Richards (F ...... it more often was too painful.
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Frank Anson Richards (20 de fe ...... uencia era demasiado doloroso.
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Фрэнк "Пушечное Ядро" Ричардс ...... л удар пушечным ядром в живот.
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Frank "Bala de cañon" Richards
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Ричардс, Фрэнк (тяжелоатлет)
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