Editing Sam Langford (section)

== External links ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120826041256/http://www.fightfanatics.com/article/sam-langford-biography-130/ Sam Langford: The 300 Bout Man – Fightfanatics.com]
*[http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ah900/tree/tree.html Sam's Family Tree]
*[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/box7-99.htm#tc Cyber Boxing Zone]
*{{Find a Grave|8577}}
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*[http://coxscorner.tripod.com/langford.html Profile on Langford by Monte Cox]
*[http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz002cvgmx Image of Sam Langford in the corner of a ring between 2 staff members.] [[Los Angeles Times]] Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, [[Charles E. Young Research Library]], [[University of California, Los Angeles]].

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{{S-ttl|title=World Heavyweight Champion <br /> ''[[National Sporting Club|NSC recognition]] '' |years= May 24, 1909}}
{{s-vac | next=[[George Godfrey (boxer born 1897)|George Godfrey]]}}
{{succession box |
  before= [[Joe Jeanette]] |
  title= [[World Colored Heavyweight Championship|World Colored Heavyweight Champion]] |
  years= September 6, 1909 – December 26, 1911 |
  after= [[Sam McVea]]
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{{succession box |
  before= [[Sam McVea]] |
  title= [[World Colored Heavyweight Championship|World Colored Heavyweight Champion]] |
  years= April 8, 1912 – May 1, 1914 |
  after= [[Harry Wills]]
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{{succession box |
  before= [[Harry Wills]] |
  title= [[World Colored Heavyweight Championship|World Colored Heavyweight Champion]] |
  years=  November 26, 1914 – January 3, 1916 |
  after= [[Harry Wills]]
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{{succession box |
  before= [[Harry Wills]] |
  title= [[World Colored Heavyweight Championship|World Colored Heavyweight Champion]] |
  years= February 11, 1916 – January 25, 1917 |
  after= [[Bill Tate (boxer)|Bill Tate]]
}}

{{succession box |
  before= [[Bill Tate (boxer)|Bill Tate]] |
  title= [[World Colored Heavyweight Championship|World Colored Heavyweight Champion]] |
  years= May 2, 1917 – April 14, 1918 |
  after= [[Harry Wills]]
}}
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