The Sacrifice of the St. Paul Thunderbolt

Billy Miske is the holiday hero you don’t know about

Billy Miske, A.K.A. the St. Paul Thunderbolt

“Billy Miske, a middleweight of St. Paul, Minn., has arrived in the city. He has issued a challenge to any of the boys of his weight.” (Milwaukee Free-Press, September 14, 1913)

One of the biggest, bravest men in history stood just six feet tall and weighed around 160 pounds…