Eddie Graney
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Name: Eddie Graney
Alias: Tuxedo Eddie Graney
Birth Name: Edward Matthew Graney
Hometown: San Francisco, California, USA
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 1929-09-07 (Age:61)
Matchmaker: Record
Promoter: Record
Referee: Record
Eddie Graney was a well-known boxing referee, manager (of Johnny Crowe, for example), and promoter (for San Francisco's Tuxedo Club [1]) of the early 1900s.
Starting in March 1914, the Seattle Star and Tacoma Times published a series of articles by Graney (nicknamed the "Famous Tuxedo Referee," "Tuxedo Eddie," "Tuxedo Referee") in which he recounted many memories. [2][3]
See also, San Francisco Call [4][5]
Notable Fights Refereed
- 1918-09-13 Jack Dempsey vs. Willie Meehan
- 1913-07-04 Mexican Joe Rivers vs. Willie Ritchie
- 1905-09-09 Battling Nelson vs. Jimmy Britt
- 1904-08-26 James J. Jeffries vs. Jack Munroe
- 1904-04-22 Jack Johnson vs. Sam McVea
- 1903-05-29 Joe Gans vs. Willie Fitzgerald
- 1902-09-26 Al Neill vs. Young Peter Jackson
- 1902-07-25 Bob Fitzsimmons vs. James J. Jeffries
- 1897-10-29 Joe Walcott vs. Kid Lavigne