Tom Sharkey
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Name: Tom Sharkey
Alias: Sailor
Birth Name: Thomas Joseph Sharkey
Hometown: San Francisco, California, USA
Birthplace: Dundalk, Ireland
Died: 1953-04-17 (Age:79)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 174cm
Reach: 179cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Managers: Dan Lynch, Tom O'Rourke, Tim McGrath
Tom Sharkey Gallery
Tom Sharkey later became a character actor in the movies: [1].
- Emigrated to the United States in 1880 and became a naturalized citizen in Feb. 1896 at Mare Island, CA.
- Owned a bar in New York City and ran Sharkey's A.C. for a time. Owned a string of racehorses and was a regular patron of race tracks on both coasts. Lost almost everything in the Crash of 1929.
- After a recent illness, he married his nurse, Catherine McIntosh of Michigan (8 June 1904): [2]
- CBZ page
- Find a Grave
Known exhibition bouts:
- 1898-06-09 Jim Scanlon Allegheny, Pa, USA EX 4
- 1896-08-31 John L. Sullivan New York City, NY, USA EX 3
- Feb 11, 1903 Cleveland, OH. Sharkey wrestled Dan McLeod for a purse of $1500 and a side bet of $500. McLeod threw him three times in 56 minutes for the win.
Fight Record Courtesy of Tracy Callis, Director of Historical Research, Cyber Boxing Zone, IBRO