Billy Jordan - Revision history

Ric: well-done, Billy Jordan

2014-11-08T04:40:59Z

well-done, Billy Jordan

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	[[File:Billy Jordan.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|~~Billy Jordan~~]]		[[File:Billy Jordan.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"--based upon his catch-phrase: "Let 'er go!" [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-10-27/ed-1/seq-10/])), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).		'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"--based upon his catch-phrase: "Let 'er go!" [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-10-27/ed-1/seq-10/])), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).

Ric: created new category: Announcers

2014-11-08T03:49:21Z

created new category: Announcers

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	*''New York Tribune'' obituaries: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1916-10-17/ed-1/seq-13/], [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1916-10-31/ed-1/seq-13/]		*''New York Tribune'' obituaries: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1916-10-17/ed-1/seq-13/], [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1916-10-31/ed-1/seq-13/]

			[[Category:Announcers\|Jordan, Billy]]
	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]

Ric: external newspaper source cited/linked

2013-07-15T16:41:47Z

external newspaper source cited/linked

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	'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).		'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"--based upon his catch-phrase: "Let 'er go!" [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-10-27/ed-1/seq-10/])), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).

	*[[:File:Johnson-Jordan.JPG\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:Johnson-Jordan.JPG\|Photo #2]]

Ric at 21:42, 19 June 2013

2013-06-19T21:42:18Z

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	[[File:Billy Jordan.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Billy Jordan]]		[[File:Billy Jordan.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Billy Jordan]]
	'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).		'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).

			*[[:File:Johnson-Jordan.JPG\|Photo #2]]
			*''New York Tribune'' obituaries: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1916-10-17/ed-1/seq-13/], [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1916-10-31/ed-1/seq-13/]

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]

Ric at 04:05, 10 June 2012

2012-06-10T04:05:51Z

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	'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).		'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]

Ric: image added

2011-02-04T00:26:55Z

image added

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			[[File:Billy Jordan.JPG\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Billy Jordan]]
	'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).		'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]

Ric: Year of birth has to be incorrect, so it is deleted

2008-07-30T18:36:11Z

Year of birth has to be incorrect, so it is deleted

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	'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston ~~in 1855~~, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).		'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]

Ric: expanded bio

2008-07-30T16:37:02Z

expanded bio

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	~~== Ring Announcer & Sportswriter ==~~		'''Billy Jordan''' ("Let 'er Go, Billy"), of San Francisco, was a famous ring announcer and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. He had been born in Boston in 1855, was a American Civil War veteran/sailor, amassed a fortune in Japan, and then lost it all. He died October 15, 1916, at the age of 84 years. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA).

	Billy Jordan was a famous ring ~~annoucner~~ and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA)

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Jordan, Billy]]

Ric at 23:29, 8 August 2005

2005-08-08T23:29:31Z

New page

== Ring Announcer & Sportswriter ==

Billy Jordan was a famous ring annoucner and sportswriter of the very early 1900s. Oct. 16, 1916 ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (Seattle, WA, USA)

[[Category:Boxing Media|Jordan, Billy]]