Rodolfo Gonzales
| Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Rodolfo Gonzáles |
| Nickname(s) | Corky |
| Rated at |
Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (174 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (182 cm) |
| Nationality |
  Mexican American
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| Born | June 18, 1928 Denver, Colorado |
| Died | April 12, 2005 (aged 76) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 75 |
| Wins | 63 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican Americanboxer, poet, and political activist. He convened the first-ever Chicano youth conference in March 1969, which was attended by many future Chicano activists and artists. The conference also promulgated the Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, a manifesto demanding self-determination for Chicanos. As an early figure of the movement for the equal rights of Mexican Americans, he is often considered one of the founders of the Chicano Movement.
Gonzáles was born the youngest of Federico and Indalesia González' eight children in Denver, Colorado. His father had immigrated to Colorado early in life from Chihuahua, but he retained the histories of Mexico's struggle against Spanish domination and against Porfirio Díaz, a struggle that culminated in the Mexican Revolution, both of which he imparted to his son. His mother died when he was two years old, and his father never remarried.
He and his siblings were raised in Denver's tough "Eastside Barrio", where the Great Depression took an even heavier toll on Mexican Americans. However, according to Gonzales, "though the Depression was devastating to so many, we, as children, were so poor that it was hardly noticed". He attended high schools in Colorado and New Mexico while simultaneously working in the beet fields, and graduated from Manual High School at the age of 16. Since his youth he demonstrated a fiery tendency, which caused his uncle to say that "He was always popping off like a cork. So, we called him Corky." The nickname stuck.
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