Eddie Brink

Name: Eddie Brink
Alias: Irish Eddie Brink
Birth Name: Edward Joseph Brink
Hometown: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1965-07-07 (Age:52)
Height: 170cm
Matchmaker: Record
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

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According to the Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 database on Ancestry.com, one Edward Joseph Brink, a 52-year-old veteran of World War II, died on July 7, 1965 and was buried in the Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

According to his death certificate in digital form in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 database on Ancestry.com, one Edward Joseph Brink was born on January 13, 1913 in Scranton, Pennsylvania and died on July 7, 1913 in the Scranton State General Hospital in Scranton. Brink sustained fatal injuries when he fell with his head hitting a sidewalk. He was listed as a veteran of World War II and a professional boxer.

Brink later worked under Sam Silverman who was then the matchmaker/promoter at the Fall River Casino, taking over for Silverman as promoter in 1945 when he began promoting in Boston.