Mickey Gill - Revision history

Ric at 22:07, 16 August 2019

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	<boxer>012298</boxer>		<boxer>012298</boxer>
	'''Division''': Bantamweight<br>		'''Division''': Bantamweight<br>

Ric at 08:43, 31 July 2013

2013-07-31T08:43:42Z

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	'Irish' '''Mickey Gill''' was reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. He was also known as the "Irish Terror." He fought under the name of "Homer Smith" for a couple of bouts very early in his pro career.		'Irish' '''Mickey Gill''' was reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. He was also known as the "Irish Terror." He fought under the name of "Homer Smith" for a couple of bouts very early in his pro career.

	A January 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper article reported that he and future World Champion [[Jimmy McLarnin]] had come up the same time as amateur stablemates in Vancouver, British Columbia. ~~(They eventually had a total of four bouts together: two as amateurs and two as professionals.)~~ Gill was generally regarded as the better of the two, according to that Tacoma newspaper article, so [[Jack Allen]], a Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. Pop Foster ~~was Gill's~~ early ~~manager, as well as McLarnin's~~.		A January 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper article reported that he and future World Champion [[Jimmy McLarnin]] had come up the same time as amateur stablemates in Vancouver, British Columbia. Gill was generally regarded as the better of the two, according to that Tacoma newspaper article, so [[Jack Allen]], a Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. (Pop Foster apparently had also managed both boxers early on.)

	Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.		Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.

Ric at 08:39, 31 July 2013

2013-07-31T08:39:31Z

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	'Irish' '''Mickey Gill''' was reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. He was also known as the "Irish Terror." He fought under the name of "Homer Smith" for a couple of bouts very early in his pro career.		'Irish' '''Mickey Gill''' was reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. He was also known as the "Irish Terror." He fought under the name of "Homer Smith" for a couple of bouts very early in his pro career.

	~~An article about Gill can be found in the Jan.~~ 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune''~~. He~~ and [[Jimmy McLarnin]] ~~came~~ up ~~about~~ the same time in Vancouver, British Columbia~~, as amateur stablemates~~. (~~Apparently, they~~ had a total of four bouts together: two as amateurs and two ~~pro fights~~.) Gill was generally regarded as the better of the two, so [[Jack Allen]], Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. Pop Foster was Gill's early manager, as well as McLarnin's.		A January 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' newspaper article reported that he and future World Champion [[Jimmy McLarnin]] had come up the same time as amateur stablemates in Vancouver, British Columbia. (They eventually had a total of four bouts together: two as amateurs and two as professionals.) Gill was generally regarded as the better of the two, according to that Tacoma newspaper article, so [[Jack Allen]], a Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. Pop Foster was Gill's early manager, as well as McLarnin's.

	Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.		Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.


	* [[:Image:Gill.Irish.Mickey.jpg\|Photo #2]]		* [[:Image:Gill.Irish.Mickey.jpg\|Photo #2]]

Ric: cleaned-up

2013-07-31T01:16:04Z

cleaned-up

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	'''Division''': Bantamweight<br>		'''Division''': Bantamweight<br>
	'''Managers''': [[Charles (Pop) Foster]] & [[Jack Allen]]<br>		'''Managers''': [[Charles (Pop) Foster]], [[Jack Allen]]<br>
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			'Irish' '''Mickey Gill''' was reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. He was also known as the "Irish Terror." He fought under the name of "Homer Smith" for a couple of bouts very early in his pro career.

			An article about Gill can be found in the Jan. 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune''. He and [[Jimmy McLarnin]] came up about the same time in Vancouver, British Columbia, as amateur stablemates. (Apparently, they had a total of four bouts together: two as amateurs and two pro fights.) Gill was generally regarded as the better of the two, so [[Jack Allen]], Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. Pop Foster was Gill's early manager, as well as McLarnin's.

			Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.


			* [[:Image:Gill.Irish.Mickey.jpg\|Photo #2]]
	* Exact date of birth unknown.		* Exact date of birth unknown.
	* Reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. Also known as the "Irish Terror." Reported by Bellingham, WA, USA newspapers, at the start of his professional boxing career, fighting as "Homer Smith."
	* An article about him can be found in the Jan. 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune''. He and [[Jimmy McLarnin]] came up about the same time in Vancouver. Gill was generally regarded as better. [[Jack Allen]], Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. Pop Foster was Gill's early manager, as well as McLarnin's.
	* Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.
	* Another [[:Image:Gill.Irish.Mickey.jpg\|photo]]

	[[Category:World War II Veterans\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:World War II Veterans\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]
	[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]

Rowdytimothy: fix internal link

2007-10-15T00:44:27Z

fix internal link

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	* Exact date of birth unknown.		* Exact date of birth unknown.
	* Reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. Also known as the "Irish Terror." Reported by Bellingham, WA, USA newspapers, at the start of his professional boxing career, fighting as "Homer Smith."		* Reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. Also known as the "Irish Terror." Reported by Bellingham, WA, USA newspapers, at the start of his professional boxing career, fighting as "Homer Smith."
	* An article about him can be found in the Jan. 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune''. He and [[~~Boxer:Jimmy_McLarnin:009024\|~~Jimmy McLarnin]] came up about the same time in Vancouver. Gill was generally regarded as better. [[Jack Allen]], Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. Pop Foster was Gill's early manager, as well as McLarnin's.		* An article about him can be found in the Jan. 4, 1946 ''Tacoma News Tribune''. He and [[Jimmy McLarnin]] came up about the same time in Vancouver. Gill was generally regarded as better. [[Jack Allen]], Vancouver promoter, chose him over McLarnin. Pop Foster was Gill's early manager, as well as McLarnin's.
	* Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.		* Gill was a bellman in a Sacramento, CA, hotel when World War II started. He enlisted in the American Army and volunteered for the paratroopers. Private First Class Mickey Gill was killed in action November 3, 1944, in France.
	* Another [[:Image:Gill.Irish.Mickey.jpg\|photo]]		* Another [[:Image:Gill.Irish.Mickey.jpg\|photo]]

Ric at 07:27, 1 January 2007

2007-01-01T07:27:32Z

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	[[Category:~~boxers who served in~~ World War II\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:World War II Veterans\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]
	[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]

Ric: spacing

2006-10-17T21:51:36Z

spacing

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	'''Division''': Bantamweight<br>		'''Division''': Bantamweight<br>
	'''Managers''': [[Charles (Pop) Foster]] & [[Jack Allen]]<br>		'''Managers''': [[Charles (Pop) Foster]] & [[Jack Allen]]<br>
			<br clear=all>
	* Exact date of birth unknown.		* Exact date of birth unknown.
	* Reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. Also known as the "Irish Terror." Reported by Bellingham, WA, USA newspapers, at the start of his professional boxing career, fighting as "Homer Smith."		* Reported by some newspapers of his day as originally being from Dublin, Ireland. Also known as the "Irish Terror." Reported by Bellingham, WA, USA newspapers, at the start of his professional boxing career, fighting as "Homer Smith."

Matt: - combat veterans

2006-03-21T04:25:16Z

- combat veterans

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	[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]
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Bert: link

2006-03-21T03:07:11Z

link

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Matt: - combat veterans

2006-03-03T20:35:21Z

- combat veterans

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	[[Category:~~boxers who served in~~ World War II\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:World War II Veterans\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]
	[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]

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	[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]
	~~[[Category:Combat Veterans\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]~~

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	[[Category:boxers who served in World War II\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:boxers who served in World War II\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]
	~~[[Category:Combat Veterans\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]~~
	[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]		[[Category:Died in War\|Gill, Irish Mickey]]