Walter Cleghorn

Name: Walter Cleghorn
Alias: Kodiak Bear
Birth Name: Walter Howard Cleghorn
Hometown: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birthplace: Seldovia, Alaska, USA
Died: 1975-08-22 (Age:67)
Height: 168cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Walter Cleghorn, the "Cook Inlet Kid," was reported by newspapers of his day as being an Alaskan Native/Eskimo boxer. He was the brother of Mrs. Frank Berry of Wrangell, Alaska. [1]

For the Fourth of July celebration in Anchorage, Alaska, 1924, he was scheduled to fight Champion Jack Passey. [2]

In early 1925 he was scheduled for a bout in Anchorage with Red Campbell. [3]

By the fall of 1925, it was reported that he planned to head south to join the stable of Seattle's Lonnie Austin to fight. [4][5][6]

By late November 1926, it was reported that he had fought ten bouts since leaving Alaska, with four decision wins, one decision loss, two wins by KO and three draws. [7]

Dec. 2, 1926 Seward Daily Gateway article: [8]

Feb. 16, 1928 Seward Daily Gateway article re: Tex Rickard's interest in Cleghorn: [9], plus:[10]

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According to the U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records database on Ancestry.com, there is a Walter H. Cleghorn, a resident of San Francisco, California who was born on September 15, 1907. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 8, 1941. Cleghorn was single and had a grammar school education.

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File database on Ancestry.com, there is a Walter Cleghorn who was born on September 15, 1907, and died on August 22, 1975. He enlisted on April 8, 1941 and was discharged on December 21, 1945.

Walter Cleghorn was the son of James N. and Mary Cleghorn of Seldovia, Alaska. His mother was a full blooded Copper River Indian. (Another source says that his father was Walter Cleghorn who died in January 1928 at age 74. He had moved to Alaska circa 1888. Jan. 19, 1928 Wrangell Sentinel [11])