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Description: | Caption with photograph not scanned Denny Dawson (Sheffield) 9st Sole Manager Billy Woodcock Doncaster Yorks Died aged 64 in April 1951. When he retired from boxing he was the Central Area featherweight champion. He originally began boxing at the age of 12 at Hillsborough Boys Club. He was in the Merchant Navy during World War II and fought many times in the United States when his ship returned to its base there. When he returned to England he became one of the country's leading featherweights. He was buried at Woodhouse Cemetery. See the Star Green Un 28 April 1951 for further details. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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Subjects: | Sheffield | Source: | Sheffield Images | Creator: | Picture Sheffield Administrator | Identifier: | http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend... | Go to resource |
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