every woman viewer at home who was attracted to Baer’s brawny and likable performance as Jethro. Born Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr. on December 4, 1937, in Oakland, California, Max Baer ...

But Baer’s greatest fight was in June 1933, when he faced a heavily favored German, Max Schmeling ... “So I went home and asked my mother why that kid was wearing a beanie without a propeller.” ...