Carmie Price had one of the most
impressive amateur boxing careers of any Beaver County resident. The
number of titles he won from 1953 to 1958 is unmatched by any other
local fighter. The list of victories includes the 1958 Eastern and
National Golden Gloves titles in the 126 pound class. As an
amateur, Carmie won 107 of his 121 bouts, including 69 by knockouts,
and he was stopped only once. Included in his titles were the 1953 and
1954 Pittsburgh Golden Gloves titles in his class. After enlisting
in the Army in 1955, he captained the All Pacific Army
championship boxing team for three years, winning the All Army
lightweight title in 1956. After his discharge, Carmie fought for
the Ambridge Boys Club and won the Pittsburgh Golden Gloves
lightweight title in 1958, which earned him a trip to Madison Square
Garden in New York, where he became the first and only Beaver Countian to win an Eastern Golden Gloves title. Three weeks later,
on March 24, 1958, he won the National Golden Gloves title before
15,000 fans and brought home Beaver County’s only National Golden
Gloves Championship Belt. Price began his brief but successful pro
career in 1959 and fought over 25 professional bouts, mostly in the
Los Angeles area. He retired in 1961, resided in Freedom, and
coached boxing at the Youth Development Center in New Castle. He was
inducted into the Beaver County Boxing Hall of Fame in 1974.
Carmie Price had one of the most
impressive amateur boxing careers of any Beaver County resident. The
number of titles he won from 1953 to 1958 is unmatched by any other
local fighter. The list of victories includes the 1958 Eastern and
National Golden Gloves titles in the 126 pound class. As an
amateur, Carmie won 107 of his 121 bouts, including 69 by knockouts,
and he was stopped only once. Included in his titles were the 1953 and
1954 Pittsburgh Golden Gloves titles in his class. After enlisting
in the Army in 1955, he captained the All Pacific Army
championship boxing team for three years, winning the All Army
lightweight title in 1956. After his discharge, Carmie fought for
the Ambridge Boys Club and won the Pittsburgh Golden Gloves
lightweight title in 1958, which earned him a trip to Madison Square
Garden in New York, where he became the first and only Beaver Countian to win an Eastern Golden Gloves title. Three weeks later,
on March 24, 1958, he won the National Golden Gloves title before
15,000 fans and brought home Beaver County’s only National Golden
Gloves Championship Belt. Price began his brief but successful pro
career in 1959 and fought over 25 professional bouts, mostly in the
Los Angeles area. He retired in 1961, resided in Freedom, and
coached boxing at the Youth Development Center in New Castle. He was
inducted into the Beaver County Boxing Hall of Fame in 1974.