Steve Nitchie

Name: Steve Nitchie
Birth Name: Eli Plotnick
Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1966-08-19 (Age:60)
Pro Boxer: Record

Manager: Charlie Rieker

Nitchie whose real name was Eli Plotnick, was Jewish. His parents were immigrants from Russia. Nitchie trained youthful hopefuls after his ring career ended, and later worked as a trainer in the 1950s for the Jewish War Vets. Nitchie also worked for the City Street Department in Lancaster.

Source: "Eli Plotnick, Old-Time Pro Fighter, Trainer Dies", Lancaster Daily Intelligencer Journal, August 20, 1966.