Billy Farr

Name: Billy Farr
Birth Name: Robert William McCabe
Hometown: Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Birthplace: Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 1958-04-26 (Age:35)
Pro Boxer: Record

Billy Farr announced his retirement at the age of 18 in January 1941, abandoning boxing for a steady job at the Hamilton Propeller Plant in East Hartford. Prior to turning pro, he had been a successful amateur under his real name Robert McCabe. Farr died in April 1958 in a canoeing accident.