Ed Maley
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Ed Maley was a 9th dan judoka from the United States. He was featured in Black Belt Magazine multiple times.
Judo career
Maley was born in Brooklyn, New York City.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0tIDAAAAMBAJ&dq=ed+maley+judo&pg=PA52|title=Black Belt|work=google.com|date=July 1980}} He was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 1980. Ed Maley taught judo for 65 years,{{cite web|url=http://tbo.com/brandon/five-questions-with-ed-maley-judo-instructor-20130911/|title=Five questions with Ed Maley, judo instructor|date=11 September 2013|work=TBO.com}} starting judo as a teenager in New York city and continuing while in the Air Force. From 1959-1965, he was the Florida State Champion.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tYDAAAAMBAJ&dq=ed+maley+judo&pg=PA24|title=Black Belt|work=google.com|date=September 1973}} Maley taught in Florida,{{cite web|url=http://www.ospreyobserver.com/2009/08/florida-class-of-judo-instructor-honored-for-six-decades-of-service/|title=Florida Class of Judo Instructor Honored for Six Decades of Service|author=Tamas Mondovics|work=Osprey Observer}} his school opened in 1963.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9NoDAAAAMBAJ&dq=ed+maley+judo&pg=PA95|title=Black Belt|work=google.com|date=December 1988}} He trained many national champions during his training. Maley died on October 2, 2019, at the age of 87.{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Joey |date=October 30, 2019 |title=Ed Maley, the people’s sensei, taught judo to thousands in Tampa |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2019/10/30/ed-maley-the-peoples-sensei-taught-judo-to-thousands-in-tampa/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}
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Category:Martial artists from Brooklyn
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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