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Fans line up for a piece of cake to celebrate local boxer Eddie Cotton on June 15, 1967, in honor of his 41st birthday. (ELMER OGAWA PHOTOGRAPH / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LIBRARIES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS)

Fans line up for a piece of cake to celebrate local boxer Eddie Cotton on June 15, 1967, in honor of his 41st birthday. (ELMER OGAWA PHOTOGRAPH / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LIBRARIES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS)