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| name         = Cass Pennant
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| caption      = Cass Pennant
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| birth_name    = <!--FIRST NAME WAS CAROL, HOWEVER SURNAME NOT KNOWN AS LEFT HIDDEN FOR NOW Carol-->
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1958|03|06|mf=yes}}
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Pennant had been christened Carol (a common boy's name in parts of the [[West Indies]], but unheard of as a boy's name in England) by his biological mother, which was also a source of bullying for him, particularly at school. After he saw the [[Boxing|boxer]] [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]] beat [[Henry Cooper (boxer)|Henry Cooper]] he adopted the name Cass.<ref name="times4130879"/>


The 6'4 Pennant was a member, and leader, of the [[Inter City Firm]] (ICF) associated with the English [[Association football|football]] club, [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in the 1970s.<ref name="observer2276490"/> He was eventually sentenced to four years in prison and was the first football hooligan to be arrested for what he was doing. After a second time in prison he started running a [[Bouncer (doorman)|night club security]] firm in [[London]]. During one night when he refused someo(contracted; show full)[[Category:English people of Jamaican descent]]
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[[Category:1958 births]]

[[ru:Касс Пеннант]]