Pete Gray

Peter Gray (sometimes also given as Peter Grey) was born as Peter J. Wyshner in the mining town of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania on March 6, 1915. He was one of five children born to Lithuanian immigrants Antoinette and Peter Wyshner. Pete\'s father worked in the coal mines of northeastern Pennsylvania to support his family. His older brother was a boxer in the middleweight division and went under the name Whitey Gray (boxed 1921–1928). During his time as a boxer Whitey Gray won 6 matches by KO, lost 5 (3 of which were KO\'s), had 3 newspaper decision wins, and 2 newspaper decision draws. In total, Whitey had 16 bouts with a 37.5% KO rate and boxed a total of 45 rounds.\n', '

Pete was right-handed until he lost his right arm at age seven or eight, when he got into a wagon accident in 1923. The arm had to be amputated above the elbow. He never could remember exactly how it happened and several…