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Boxing coach Bob Pegues a 2014 Inductee
former ring official Bob Perry
takes in the 2010
BC Golden Gloves
Monday, February 3, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
1969 A New Beginning
, the BC boxers to old titles would be 1967 Canadian National Champions: by Brian Zelley
It was the start of the post golden age from 1939 to 1967, but some old faces would
return such as 1968 Canadian Olympic boxer Walter Henry. One of the new faces
on the scene was BC boxer Neil Austin, Others names appeared such as Hick, Groleau,
O'Reilly, Bozic and Summerhayes.
It was the start of the post golden age from 1939 to 1967, but some old faces would
return such as 1968 Canadian Olympic boxer Walter Henry. One of the new faces
on the scene was BC boxer Neil Austin, Others names appeared such as Hick, Groleau,
O'Reilly, Bozic and Summerhayes.
Neil Austin, Joe Cook and Frankie Scott
The Family Connections in British Columbia
*For 1968, the two BC boxers to be given the
opportunity to compete were Neil Austin and Pat O'Reilly jr. Both were from boxing clubs where their fathers were the head coaches. Austin was from the Langley Boxing club and his father was coach Walter Austin and O'Reilly
was from the long running Hastings Community Centre boxing club coached by Pat O'Reilly.
Monday, January 27, 2014
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