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Does anyone know if the great slugger of the '40s and '50s, Harry "Kid" Matthews is still living? Last I knew, he was staying in Seattle or Everett, Washington area. 8)

I am almost positive he has passed on but I dont have a date.

Within the last hour I picked up the current (July) issue of Ring Magazine and it reports that Harry Kid Matthews died in February of this year at the age of 80. I remembered this question because I was interested too when I first read it. I also remember the great impression he made on TV when he fought the rough Irish Bob Murphy and put on such a wonderful exhibition of boxing and punching.

Jaclem wrote:Within the last hour I picked up the current (July) issue of Ring Magazine and it reports that Harry Kid Matthews died in February of this year at the age of 80. I remembered this question because I was interested too when I first read it. I also remember the great impression he made on TV when he fought the rough Irish Bob Murphy and put on such a wonderful exhibition of boxing and punching.

They came out with the new Ring? I was just at the store yesterday and it wasn't there... I'll drop by there again today on my way home.

pick it up as soon as you can,Hawk...nice full page obit on Gavilan.

Jaclem wrote:pick it up as soon as you can,Hawk...nice full page obit on Gavilan.

Great! I've been waiting to see that.