Lavern Roach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLavern Roach
American boxer
Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1925
Place of Birth: Plainview, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 23-Feb-1950
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Lavern Roach
- Raymond "Lavern" Roach (February 22, 1925 – February 23, 1950), was a boxer from the small Texas town of Plainview, who was Ring Magazine's Rookie-of-the-Year in 1947.
- Lavern had a winning record and was considered an up-and-coming contender until his untimely death.
- Lavern sustained a fatal head injury during a boxing match and died the next day due to a subdural hemorrhage.
- He was the first boxing casualty of 1950.
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