Q:

Who was the first American athlete to earn $ 1 million in career prize money

Answer

John Lawrence Sullivan was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing and the first American athlete to earn over 1 million dollars. ChaCha

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Source: John L. Sullivan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | en.wikipedia.org

Description: John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858 – February 2, 1918), also known as the Boston Strong Boy, was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1882 to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champio

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