Max Schmeling (who died in 2005 at the age of 99, making him the longest-lived heavyweight champion in boxing history). Willard's body was buried at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Tributes In 2003 he was inducted posthumously into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Cultural references Willard and a dispute he had with Harry Houdini is the topic of Andy Duncan's Nebula Award nominated novella "The Pottawatomie Giant." In 2020, a television program Antiques Roadshow - Crocker Art Museum (Season 24, Episode 8, Part 2), showed a photograph from his 5 April 1915 championship winning match, and the commemorative pocket watch Willard carried which was estimated to be valued between $15,000 and $50,000. Professional boxing record All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column. Family Jess Willard was a 6th great-grandson (9th generation descendant) of the Massachusetts colonist Simon Willard (1605–1676). (1605–1676) See also List of heavyweight boxing champions References Works cited Further reading Allen, Arly (2017). Jess Willard: Heavyweight Champion of the World (1915-1919). McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC. . External links Jess Willard's Boxing Gear at Kansas Museum of History Jess Willard - CBZ Profile Boxing Hall of Fame ESPN.com |- |- |- 1881 births 1968 deaths Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Heavyweight boxers Boxers from Kansas People from Pottawatomie County, Kansas Vaudeville performers World heavyweight boxing champions World boxing champions International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees American male boxers