Jimmy Britt
Name: Jimmy Britt
Birth Name: James Edward Britt
Hometown: San Francisco, California, USA
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 1940-01-21 (Age:60)
Height: 166cm
Reach: 166cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Manager: Willus Britt
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According to the March 15, 1909 Tacoma Daily News (Tacoma, WA, USA), Jimmy Britt became the very first boxer admitted into the prestigious National Sporting Club (NSC) of London. (See also [1].) After his boxing career ended, Britt went into vaudeville, where he was a popular star.
The March 7, 1922 Tacoma News Tribune reported that Britt currently was the boxing coach at Stanford College. He also developed a fondness for Australia. When World War I broke out, he moved to Australia and joined a regiment to fight in the war. He reportedly was sent to Gallipoli.
Per the Nov. 26, 1924 Daily News Searchlight newspaper of Bremerton, WA, USA, he had become a prosperous owner of real estate and apartment houses in California. He died in his San Francisco home of a heart attack, aged 60, but was not found until a couple of days later.