sidenote .... i saw this down the cyber street the other day ....don't know if it's legit...
This is Ronda Rousey's Great-Grandfather For People Who Keep Asking About Her Black Ancestry
- The son of a headmaster, Alfred Waddell set out from Trinidad, dreaming of becoming a doctor. In 1928 Alfred began to study medicine at Dalhousie University in
Halifax. After graduating in 1933, he faced the suspicions of Halifax's white and black communities who regarded him as an "outsider." But he took on the cause and care of fellow immigrants and other black neighbors, championing the cause of social justice along the way.
barrettokarate 2 years ago
Here's a little trivia; Dr. Alfred and Amelia Maria Waddell are the paternal grandparents of former judo world champion Dr. Ann Maria DeMars, and the maternal great-grandparents of Olympic judo bronze medalist and UFC women's champion Ronda Rousey (DeMar's daughter).
Early life
Rousey was born in
Riverside, California,
[26] the daughter of
AnnMaria De Mars (née Waddell) and Ron Rousey.
[27] Her mother had a decorated Judo career and was the first U.S. citizen, male or female, to win a World Judo Championship (in 1984). Her maternal grandfather was
Venezuelan, and was of part
Afro-Venezuelan ancestry.
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