"Fighting For Fun: The Scrap Book Of Eddie Eagan" 1944 EAGAN, Eddie
$225
EAGAN, Eddie
[299] pp.
Fourth Printing
The Macmillan Company
1944
7 3/4" x 5 1/2"
*front flyleaf separated*
Author won Olympic Heavyweight Title in 1920, was Rhodes Scholar, sparred with Dempsey and Tunney, never turned professional, was Chairman of N.Y. State Athletic Commission.
Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (April 26, 1897 – June 14, 1967) was an American boxer and bobsledder who is notable as being the only person to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in different disciplines.[1][note 1] Eagan won his summer gold in boxing and his winter gold in four-man bobsled. Finally, Eagan is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games.