Eddie O'Keefe (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Eddie O'Keefe
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Boxing
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10629
Call Number: LC-B2- 2423-19
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Richard Carter (58 months ago | reply)
New York Times (Tue, March 5, 1912): DUNDEE DEFEATS QUAKER PUGILIST; Eddie O'Keefe Loses Contest by Narrow Margin at the Empire A.C
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artolog (6 months ago | reply)
boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=52590& cat=boxer
Although he is described as a Quaker by the Times, boxrec.com's biography says he was Jewish:
"Name: Eddie O'Keefe
Birth Name: Edward Paley
Born: 1891-12-23
Died: 1963-09-00 (Age:71)
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Boxing Record: click
O'Keefe was a brother of fellow boxer Barney Ford.
O'Keefe was of Hebrew heritage, and was one of the many outstanding Hebrew fighters who came out of Philadelphia in the first half of the 20th century. He had over 100 fights in his career and defeated a number of world champions--e.g., Harry Forbes, Jackie "Kid" Wolfe, Johnny Dundee, "Kid" Williams, and featherweight title claimant Joe Coster.
O'Keefe also defeated other outstanding fighters, including Hall of Famer Lew Tendler, Dutch Brandt, Johnny Solzberg, K O Eggers, Louisiana, and many others.
Many of the Fight Record results were taken from the Philadelphia Record, courtesy of historian Chuck Hasson. Most of the other fight results taken from the Philadelphia Item. Regarded as one of the best bantamweights of all-time to come out of Philadelphia by phillyboxinghistory.com"
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