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| Title | Boxer Freddie Steele with manager Dave Miller and trainer Jack Connors, ca. 1930 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1930 |
| Caption | Left to right: Dave Miller, Freddie Steele, Jack Connors
Freddie "the Tacoma Assassin" Steele (born Frederick Earl Burgett in Seattle in 1912) was first noticed by his future manager Dave Miller when, as a young teen, Steele practiced boxing at Miller's gym. Miller began managing Steele's career and also became a surrogate father figure for the talented young boxer.
Steele won his first amateur bout in 1926, and did not lose a bout until his 47th fight in 1930. Steele won the Pacific Northwest Welterweight Title in January 1933 and his first world title in 1936, defeating Babe Risko for the World Middleweight title. |
| Notes | Caption by MOHAI staff |
| Subjects | Boxers (Sports)—Washington (State)—Seattle; Boxing trainers—Washington (State)—Seattle ; Boxing managers—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Personal Names | Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984
Miller, Dave
Connors, Jack |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1982.216.16 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Nate Druxman Seattle boxing photograph and ephemera collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Nate Druxman Seattle boxing photograph and ephemera collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print; b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
