---
title: "1 1956 Undefeated Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 1 1956 Undefeated quotes by 1 author. Discover the best 1956 Undefeated sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/thomas-hauser-11755_champion_marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-wh_1448198.jpg"
---

> [Marciano was an idol in a simpler era, when professional athletes were heroes and sportswriters were complicit in building legends rather than exposing them. To the public, all that really mattered was that Rocky had 49 wins in 49 fights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hauser/marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-when-professional-athletes-were/)

[Thomas Hauser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hauser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/thomas-hauser-11755_champion_marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-wh_1448198.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/1956-undefeated/#itemlist",
            "name": "1956 Undefeated Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Marciano was an idol in a simpler era, when professional athletes were heroes and sportswriters were complicit in building legends rather than exposing them. To the public, all that really mattered was that Rocky had 49 wins in 49 fights and retired in 1956 as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Thomas Hauser"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hauser/marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-when-professional-athletes-were/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/thomas-hauser-11755_champion_marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-wh_1448198.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/thomas-hauser-11755_champion_marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-wh_1448198.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/thomas-hauser-11755_champion_marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-wh_1448198.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Marciano was an idol in a simpler era, when professional athletes were heroes and sportswriters were…” — Thomas Hauser",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/1956-undefeated/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/1956-undefeated/",
            "name": "1956 Undefeated Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/1956-undefeated/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/thomas-hauser-11755_champion_marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-wh_1448198.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 1 1956 Undefeated quotes by 1 author. Discover the best 1956 Undefeated sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/1956-undefeated/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/1956-undefeated/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "1956 Undefeated Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/1956-undefeated/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```