Bob York

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Name: Bob York
Alias: The Colorado Demon
Birth Name: Robert Granger Dewey
Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Birthplace: Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Died: 1920-01-24 (Age:26)
Pro Boxer: Record

According to the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database, one Robert Granger Dewey was born in Pueblo, Colorado on May 25, 1893. Listing "Boxing" as his trade or occupation, he was working for "Thomas Allen" and traveled with the "Allen Shows" at the time he registered for the draft on May 26, 1917.

He entered the hospital immediately after his win over Kid Gleason on New Year's Day. His death attributed to blood poisoning after an operation Fort Worth Star-Telegram.