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,
Lake Braddock Secondary School respective years and academic subjects, as determined by the Virginia Department of Education. For the 2012–13 school year, Lake Braddock's student body was 54.04% White, 19.24% Asian, 16.54% Hispanic, 5.93% African, and 4.25% of other races. The Lake Braddock cross country team has won ten girls' state championships and three boys' state championships. Combined, these teams have more championship titles than any other Lake Braddock sport. Both the boys' and the girls' teams won the state title in 1987. The girls' team won the state title in 2009 and the boys' team received 4th place in the state. In 2010,