Pat O'Connor
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Name: Pat O'Connor
Alias: Irish
Birth Name: Patrick John O'Connor
Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Died: 2025-05-23 (Age:74)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 179cm
Reach: 184cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Pat O'Connor was once rated as high as #3 in the world at Light-Heavyweight (1972).
- 1966 Upper Midwest Golden Gloves Featherweight champion.
- 1967 Upper Midwest Golden Gloves Welterweight champion.
- 1967 National Golden Gloves Welterweight champion.
- 1968 Upper Midwest Golden Gloves Jr. Middleweight champion.
- Amateur Record: 150-10
He is a 2013 inductee into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame.
An article on him, called "The Tarnished Golden Boy," appeared in the May 1973 issue of Boxing Illustrated.