Virgil Franklin 1985 - Boxing - Arapaho/Kiowa DATE OF BIRTH: April 10, 1928 DATE OF DEATH: January 5, 1998 BIRTH PLACE: Lawton, Oklahoma TRIBE: Arapaho/Kiowa EDUCATION: Riverside Indian School, Anadarko, Oklahoma Chilocco Indian School, Oklahoma Murray State College, Tishomingo, Oklahoma SPORTS DATA: Boxing/Football/Baseball/Track ACHIEVEMENTS: In 118 pound class, winner of Southwest Oklahoma Golden Gloves and Oklahoma State AAU Boxing Tournament Titles, and Semifinalist in 56th annual national AAU Championships tournament, Boston, Massachusetts - 1944 In 126 pound class, winner of Southwest Oklahoma Golden Gloves, Oklahoma State Golden Gloves, and Oklahoma State AAU Boxing Tournament titles - 1945 Winner of National Golden Gloves Championship, 126 pound class, Chicago Tournament of Champions, Chicago, Illinois, March 10, 1945 Winner of 57th Annual national AAU Boxing Championships Tournament, 126 pound class, held at Boston, Massachusetts, April 3, 1945 In US Navy - winner of Featherweight Division Southwest Pacific Title in Marianas Island, and All Armed Forces Title in Philippine Islands - 1946 Excelled in Boxing - Four sport letterman at all three schools he attended. Chilocco Indian School - Winner All Indian Boxing Tourney, Muskogee, Oklahoma; Delta Bowl Events, Memphis, Tennessee; mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund, Wichita, Kansas; and Oklahoma State AAU Boxing Tournament Championship, Anadarko, Oklahoma - 1947 Murray State College - Winner Tri-State Boxing Tourney, St. Louis, Missouri, and Oklahoma State AAU Boxing Tournament Championship, Ardmore, Oklahoma - 1948 QUOTE: The Daily Oklahoman "Mighty Feather is big inspiration to Gloves mates."

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