Shorty Hogue

Name: Shorty Hogue
Birth Name: Willis Burton Hogue
Hometown: Jacumba, California, USA
Birthplace: Skiatook, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 1971-11-29 (Age:50)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 173cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Another Autographed Photo #2

Shorty Hogue had a twin brother, who fought as Big Boy Hogue.

Amateur Achievements

1939 National Diamond Belt Middleweight Champion, winning over Vince Fratello of New York (Jan 7 at Detroit)

Record Source

Much of this record was courtesy of Jack Kincaid, who submitted this record in IBRO Journal Issue #6.

According to information found in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 database on Ancestry.com, one Willis "Burt" Hogue was born in Skiatook, Oklahoma on December 26, 1920. He was 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 165 pounds. Hogue had brown eyes and brown hair.