The entrance door swung open up and there stood Uncle Tommy, drenched in sweat from a day’s do the job in the summer months heat. "He was always enthusiastic that we had been keeping it open up for him. "He not only stood out with his character or great character, but he was also actually creative with his hats, his shirts. The Newark, N.J.-born Garfield first established out as a boxer and a sportswriter.