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Herb Scharfman (August 24 1912 – February 21 1998) was an American photographer notable for several famous photographs of American sports people published by Sports Illustrated and other publications.Scharfman a native of Chicago began his career in New York as a stringer for International News Photo. His picture of Rocky Marciano’s knockout punch in a 1952 bout against Jersey Joe Walcott is widely considered to be one of the most iconic photographs in the history of photojournalism.