Bobby Yaeger
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Name: Bobby Yaeger
Alias: Yeager sp.
Birth Name: Robert Thomas Yaeger
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Died: 1997-12-17 (Age:73)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 179cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Manager: Bert Lewis
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Yeager was born in New York on September 25, 1923, and moved to California with his family in 1939. He started boxing as an amateur under the guidance of Charlie Gorman before moving to California. He continued his amateur activities and engaged in 60 contests. He won several amateur titles, climaxing his amateur career by winning the Southern California A.A.U. championship before turning professional. [March 1942, The Ring magazine]