James J. Braddock a comeback, and in 1935 he fought Max Baer for the heavyweight title and won. For this unlikely feat he was given the nickname "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon. Braddock was managed by Joe Gould. Braddock was born in Hell's Kitchen in New York City on West 48th Street. He moved to North Bergen, New Jersey at an early age. He was one of seven children being raised by immigrant parents; Irish mother Elizabeth O'Tool and Anglo-Irish father Joseph Braddock. He stated his life's early ambition was to play college football for Knute Rockne at the University of Notre Dame,
The Kallikaks and Ron Kantor wrote the episodes. The title for the series comes from an early twentieth century sociological study whose author, Henry H. Goddard, coined the name "The Kallikak Family" as the title of his 1912 book about the study. Episode directors were Kantor, Bob LaHendro, and Dennis Steinmetz. Ross wrote the shows theme song, "Beat the System," which Roy Clark performed for the opening credits. Tom Wells wrote other music used in the show. Bonnie Ebsen was the daughter of Buddy Ebsen, who had starred from 1962 to 1971 in "The Beverly Hillbillies". "The Kallikaks" premiered on August 3,