Jimmy Cottrell

Name: Jimmy Cottrell
Birth Name: James Cottrell
Hometown: Hillyard, Washington, USA
Birthplace: Iowa, USA
Died: 1983-11-00 (Age:82)
Pro Boxer: Record

The exact date of birth of Jimmy Cottrell was considered unknown. He was reported to have been 17-years-old in 1920. (May 15, 1920 Spokane Spokesman-Review) (But see U.S. Census research below, performed in late 2013, indicating he was 19 in late 1920.)

According to the January 31, 1926 Spokane Spokesman-Review, he had started his boxing career at age 13.

Between bouts, Cottrell was a trainman for the Great Northern Railroad, Spokane division.

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According to the Social Security Death Index database on the Ancestry.com website, one James Cottrell was born on July 6, 1901, and died in November 1983. His last residence was in Spokane, Washington.

According to the U.S. Census Records database on the Ancestry.com website, one James Cottrell, an 18-year-old native of Iowa, was living with his parents, three brothers and two sisters in Spokane, Washington, during 1920. He was working as a "Fireman" in the "Steam Railroad" business at the time.