Harry Foley (Harry Gillum)

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Name: Harry Foley
Birth Name: Harry Gillum
Hometown: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birthplace: Boise, Idaho, USA
Height: 178cm
Reach: 193cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Harry Gillum, who fought under the better-known name of Harry Foley, was reported by 1919 newspapers as originally being from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, although he was actually born in Idaho and fought his earliest bouts there. . He was the brother of fellow boxer Cliff Gillum, who was sometimes advertised as Cliff Foley..

Gillum is to be distinguished from the middleweight Harry Foley (Harry Peter Foley) who fought in the very early 1900s in the Bay Area of California.