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Baer was born in Oakland, California, on December 4, 1937, the son of boxing champion Max Baer and his wife Mary Ellen Sullivan. [1] His paternal grandfather was of German Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish descent. His brother and sister are James Manny Baer and Maude Baer. His uncle was boxer and actor Buddy Baer. [2]
Baer was an active member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. When Max died of a heart attack in 1959, the Eagles created a charity fund as a tribute to his memory and as a means of combating the disease that killed him. The Max Baer Heart Fund is primarily to aid in heart research and education. Since the fund started in 1959, millions of ...
Max Baer may refer to: Max Baer (boxer) (1909–1959), American boxing world champion Max Baer Jr. (born 1937), son of the boxer, American actor on TV's The Beverly ...
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Max Baer, the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, has died only months before he was set to retire, the court confirmed Saturday. Baer died overnight at his home near Pittsburgh, the ...
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Max Baer Jr. (born 1937), American actor and director; Meridith Baer (born 1947), businesswoman, actress, and screenwriter; Nicolai Reymers Baer (c. 1550–c. 1600), aka Ursus, German mathematician; Susanne Baer (born 1964), German judge and legal scholar; Parley Baer (1914–2002), American actor; Paul Frank Baer (1894–1930), American ...
In his professional debut, Baer knocked out Tiny Abbott, 1:54 into the first round on September 23, 1934, in Eureka, California. A boxer of some repute, the towering 6' 8" Abbott had twice faced Baer's brother Max, and though it was Baer's first time in the ring, the more experienced Abbott was nearing the end of his career.