George Latka

World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee

Name: George Latka
Alias: Professor
Birth Name: George Joseph Latka
Hometown: San Jose, California, USA
Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Died: 2007-12-26 (Age:93)
Height: 169cm
Matchmaker: Record
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Managers: Joe Herman, Tony Palazolo (1941)

Notes

• Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in both the "Boxer" Category and the "Expanded Category" (Referees & Judges & Timekeepers)(reportedly the only person so honored).
• Inducted into the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
• Obituary: link
• Brother of boxer Billy Latka