Jimmie Earl Keel
1997 - Boxing - Chickasaw

  • BIRTH PLACE: Stratford, Oklahoma
  • TRIBE: Chickasaw
  • EDUCATION: Chilocco Indian Agricultural School 1946
    Cameron College, Lawton, Oklahoma 1949
    Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma 1957
  • SPORTS DATA: Boxing - Amateur/Professional

ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • Three year letterman, Boxing, Chilocco Indian School 1944-1946
  • Oklahoma Northeastern Golden Glove Champion, 1946
  • Oklahoma State AAU Champion, 1947-1949
  • National AAU Finalist, 1947-1948
  • Oklahoma State Golden Glove Champion, 1948
  • Cameron Jr. College Boxing Team - Letterman 1948-1949
  • Coach, Cameron JC Boxing Team 1949
  • Professional Boxing Career; won 67 fights and lost 14, 1950
COMMENTS:
  • Spent 36 years in the Squared Circle; Served as Fighter, Judge, Trainer and Referee.
  • As a Referee, Keel was the Third Man in the Ring with such notables as Sonny Liston, Cleveland Williams, George Foreman, and Cassus Clay.
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