 CONT: SPOILER: In the original _Rocky (1976)_ (qv), Mickey states  that he is 76 years old, and the movie takes place in 1976, the year  of the bicentennial. In ‘Rocky III’ when he dies, his date of birth  is listed as 1905. If he was 76 in 76, his birth year would be  either 1900 or 1899.