Mickey Shannon

Name: Mickey Shannon
Alias: Ray McMillan
Birth Name: Raymond McMillan
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthplace: Frostburg, Maryland, USA
Died: 1920-12-08 (Age:21)
Pro Boxer: Record

Ray McMillan was one of two boxers going by the name of Mickey Shannon who died during the 1920s of ring injuries. [1] (The other Shannon died July 21, 1925.)

Ray McMillan, of Frostburg, MD, years earlier changed his name to Mickey Shannon and made a successful campaign in Pittsburgh and the East. At the height of his career Shannon boxed Al Roberts, NY heavyweight, and received injuries to his head when knocked down that resulted in his death before regaining consciousness. NY Times 7/23/25