Birth of Dave Sands
Event Date:
02-04-1926
| Event State: New South Wales
The birth of Dave Sands, born David Richie, near Kempsey on the NSW north-coast. He was one of Australia's first and greatest Aboriginal boxers. He came from a large family of boxers including his father Uncle George and his five brothers Richie, George, Clem, Alfie and Russell. They changed their names from Richie to Sands and were known as the fighting Sands brothers. Dave Sands started boxing in 1943 and won his first 18 bouts by knockout, mostly in the early rounds.