Gordon A. House
1985 - Boxing - Navajo/Oneida

DATE OF BIRTH: December 28, 1925
DATE OF DEATH: April 5, 1950

  • BIRTH PLACE: Fort Defiance, Arizona
  • TRIBE: Navajo/Oneida
  • EDUCATION: Phoenix Indian School, Phoenix, Arizona
    Fort Wingate Indian School, Fort Wingate, New Mexico
    Albuquerque Indian School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • SPORTS DATA: Boxing - Amateur/Professional

ACHIEVEMENTS: College Athletics
  • Golden Gloves amateur competition in Arizona and New Mexico 1940-1942
  • Military Service amateur competition in California and the Hawaiian Islands as member of 2nd U.S. Marine Division 1943-1945
  • April 19, 1945 won All Service Lightweight Division Boxing Championship - Pacific Ocean and Hawaiian Islands Area
  • Professional Boxer 1946-1949
  • Nat Fleischer’s Ring Record Book Credits:
    • July 25, 1948 - Arizona State Lightweight Title and Ring Belt
    • August 23, 1948 - Nevada State Lightweight Title and Ring Belt
    • October 20, 1948 - Texas State Lightweight Title and Ring Belt
    • July 15, 1949 - Fought Sandy Sadler, New York, New York for Featherweight Championship of the World.L-TKO by 5 (Sadler enshrined in "World Hall of Fame")
COMMENTS:
  • The Ringsider, boxing publication - "Lightweight with a heavyweight punch"
  • Knockout Magazine - "Knockout Artist"
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