1. Lionel Edmund Rose
By Aidan Brunton

2. Statue in Warragul of Lionel Rose
Lionel was born and grew up in an Aboriginal settlement called Jacksons track in Victoria Australia, as well as the town of Warragul. Lionel started his real boxing career on 9 September 1964.
Statue in Warragul of Lionel Rose

3. Awards
Rose was featured in Australian author: Wendy Lewis's book of "Australia's Greatest People" in 2010.
In 1968 Lionel Rose became the first Aboriginal Australian of the Year
In 1970 he won the Australian Amateur Flyweight title
In 2003 he was an inaugural inductee in the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame.
In 2005 he was featured on a stamp (part of the 2005 edition).
In 2005 Rose was also awarded the E9 title of 'King of the Ring'.

4. Lionel rose won his first boxing title when he was 15
Lionel rose won his first boxing title when he was 15.Lionel’s boxing record was 53 fights, 42 wins ,12 wins by ko, 11 losses and 0 draws. He was trained by a Melbourne trainer called Jack Rennie.

5. He retired for good in 1970, he started a singing career and sang I thank you/pick me up on your way down/please remember me and good old country song.

6. In 2007 Lionel Rose had a stroke and he could not talk and could not move some parts of his body. Lionel Rose died on 8 may 2011.