Frank "Cannonball" Richards, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrank "Cannonball" Richards
American entertainer
Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1887
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Kansas, United States
Date of Death: 07-Feb-1969
Profession: circus performer
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Frank "Cannonball" Richards
- 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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