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Dan (Boone) Kirkman, boxer, possibly in Renton, 1968
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| Title | Dan (Boone) Kirkman, boxer, possibly in Renton, 1968 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1968 |
| Notes | Notes filed with image: Boone Kirkman in a fight stance.
Picture taken 1968.
Autographed by Boone Kirkman.
USA AAU Championship, 1965. Golden Glove Champ fighting in Toledo, Ohio.
Northwest Heavyweight Champion 1967-1975. No one beat him from the Northwest for 11-12 years.
#7 World Heavyweight contender in 1968 and 1973, weight 214 pounds.
Turned professional in 1966. Retired in 1978.
Every professional fight was a main event fight. 42 fights, 36 wins, 25 by knockout.
Fought George Foreman, Ken Norton, and beat ex-champ Jimmy Ellis.
Sparred with Larry Holmes, Joe Frazier.
During his career he met Rocky Graciano, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Gene Fullmer, Barny Ross, Henry Armstrong.
He would work out at the Maplewood Golf Course.
Renton High School graduate, 196?.
He owned the Melrose Tavern from 1972-1976.
His great-grandfather Matt Oehm came to the Pacific Northwest in 1887 working in the mines at Franklin and Black Diamond, moving to Renton in 1904. Their home was at 431 Wells Ave. S., Renton. (Was a supervisor in the mines.)
Boone's mother Margarite Smith Kirkman is a descendant of the founders of Smith Brother's Dairy. She lives in the original family home and is the keeper of her son's boxing momentos.
Boone's name is Dan Kirkman and was nicknamed 'Boone' by his father because as a youngster, while hunting, Dan would be a slow-poke, and his father would say, 'come on Daniel Boone.' |
| Subjects | Boxers (Sports)--Washington (State)--Renton
Boxing--Washington (State)--Renton |
| Personal Names | Kirkman, Boone |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Renton |
| Digital Collection | Renton Historical Museum Photograph Collection |
| Serial Number | 1699 |
| Ordering Information | To order a copy of this photograph, please call (425) 255-2330 or email info@rentonhistory.org and mention the Serial Number. |
| Credit Line | Image 1699, Courtesy of the Renton Historical Society, Renton. |
| Repository | Renton Historical Museum |
| Repository Collection | Dan Boone Kirkman Collection |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 10 x 5 1/4 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | A photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel high TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in height and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
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