Who is in this photo ?

[JPS]

This photo from the early 70's. It shows Tom Payne in warm-up gear with an unidentified older person jokingly posing in a boxing stance. Anyone know who the other person is ? He's too young to be Rupp.

Jon

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Graphics/Groups/payne.jpg

[NotFrank]

JPS wrote: This photo from the early 70's. It shows Tom Payne in warm-up gear with an unidentified older person jokingly posing in a boxing stance. Anyone know who the other person is ? He's too young to be Rupp.

Jon

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Graphics/Groups/payne.jpgLooks like Bob Hope.

[Wildcat Larry]

JPS wrote: This photo from the early 70's. It shows Tom Payne in warm-up gear with an unidentified older person jokingly posing in a boxing stance. Anyone know who the other person is ? He's too young to be Rupp.

Jon

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Graphics/Groups/payne.jpgLooks like Seth Davis' dad from the profile. :shock::lol:

[Aaron]

He is member of the Soviet Union Olympic Boxing Team visiting Lexington KY in 1971. His name is Vladimir Engibaryan, I believe he is a light welter weightOlympic champ.

[JPS]

Aaron,

Thanks for the information (and thanks for the backchannel photo). I always found that photo strange because if Rupp had been 30 years younger than he actually was at the time, I would have thought it was him.

Jon

PS, it's also interesting to note that later on, Payne actually did become a professional boxer, although apparently he wasn't a very good one.