Education
Washington State University.
Boxer gridiron football player
Washington State University.
Rademacher first began boxing as a form of rehabilitation during his recovery from Rheumatic fever, which he contracted in military school. In his amateur career, Rademacher had 79 fights, going 72-7. He also captured the Chicago Golden Gloves, the All-Army championship, and the Service championship in 1956, before qualifying for the Olympic team
In the Olympics, held in Melbourne, he captured a gold medal in the heavyweight division.
Olympic results
Defeated Josef Němec KO 2
Defeated Daan Bekker KO 3
Defeated Lev Mukhin KO 1
Rademacher also attended college, playing offensive line on the football team for Washington State. lieutenant is the only time to date that a fighter making his professional debut has challenged for the world heavyweight title.
Rademacher dropped Patterson in round two, but Patterson recovered and defeated him by a knockout in six. He lost to Moore, Folley and London but beat Chuvalo, Clark, and Turman.
After retirement, he went into business at McNeil Corporation in Akron, Ohio.
He retired as President in 1987. Rademacher is active in local politics in Medina County, Ohio. He is also well known in northern Ohio for the amazing gasoline-powered one wheel "unicycle" he rides in local parades.