John Trotchie

Name: John Trotchie
Alias: Young Trotchie
Birth Name: John B. Trotchie
Hometown: Havre, Montana, USA
Birthplace: Havre, Montana, USA
Died: 1973-05-23 (Age:72)
Pro Boxer: Record

John Trotchie entered his April 29, 1925 fight with Freddie Olsen having fought six times. In chronological order these fights were:
KO: Kid Heath - 7/4/1924
D: Chick Ferguson - 9/29/1924
W: Jack Williams - 12/19/1924
TKO by: Jimmy Freyler -- 1/22/1925
W-DQ: Freddie Olsen - 2/21/1925
D: Kid Leo - 03/28/1925

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According to the U.S. Census database on the FamilySearch website, a 39-year-old native of Montana named John Trotchie, his wife, Sarah, and his six children were living in their home at Havre, Montana during 1940. He was a "road laborer" who specialized in "road construction," earning $485 during the previous fifty-two weeks. The family owned their home, which was valued at $150.

Trotchie was a Cree Indian. (Billings Gazette, March 12, 1932)

According to his obituary which appeared in the May 24, 1973 edition of the Great Falls Tribune on Newspapers.com, John B. Trotchie was born on January 11, 1901 in Havre, Montana and died on Wednesday (May 23, 1973) in a local hospital. Besides being a professional boxer, he had worked for the Great Northern Railroad. He was survived by his widow, 7 children, 26 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.