Frank Roberts (boxer)
Frank Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1945 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | 7 February 2011 (aged 65) |
| Other names | "Honest Frank" |
| Citizenship | British (in 1964) Australian |
Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011) was an Aboriginal Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division. "Honest Frank", as he was known, was the first Aboriginal Australian athlete to gain selection, and one of the first Indigenous Australians (along with boxer Adrian Blair and basketballer Michael Ah Matt) to participate in the Olympic Games. He was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team.