What is Willie Toweel?
'''Willie Michael Toweel''' (6 April 1934 – 25 December 2017) was a South African boxer. He won the bronze medal in the [[flyweight]] division (&ndash; 51&nbsp;kg) at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]]. He was born in [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], [[Gauteng]]. He retired in 1960. His partner, [[Emile Griffith]] went on to win the [[Welterweight]] and [[Middleweight]] championships of the world. As an Amateur, Toweel had won Junior and Senior South African Titles and won a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympic Games. Toweel died on 25 December 2017 in [[Cape Town]] of complications from [[Alzheimer's disease]] at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legend of SA boxing ring Toweel dies |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/South-Africa/legend-of-sa-boxing-ring-toweel-dies-20171226 |access-date=2017-12-26 |archive-date=2017-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182333/https://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/South-Africa/legend-of-sa-boxing-ring-toweel-dies-20171226 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.sportspotter.com/Boxing/South%20Africa/Willie%20Toweel sportspotter.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303064823/http://www.sportspotter.com/Boxing/South%20Africa/Willie%20Toweel |date=2012-03-03 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Toweel, Willie}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic medalists for South Africa]] [[Category:Boxers]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists]] {{sports-bio-stub}}