Tony Burton, who is best known for his role as Apollo Creed’s trainer Tony “Duke” Evers in the first six “Rocky” movies has died. He was 78. The former football player and boxer appeared alongside ...

Tony Burton, who played the corner man to both Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers in the Rocky film saga, has died at 78. He played Tony "Duke" Evers, trainer to Weathers' Apollo Creed in the ...

Barber Norm Bryant, of Bryant’s Barber Shop, holds a signed photo of his friend, movie star Tony Burton, on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at Bryant’s Barbershop in Flint, Mich. Burton, a Flint native, died of ...