Patrick
(Paddy) Grimes Jr had the distinction of being voted
into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame as both an amateur boxer
and referee. He had a brilliant career as an amateur boxer, reaching
the top rank in the welterweight division. Paddy began boxing when he entered the Navy in 1942 and
fought as an amateur until 1948, compiling a 60-5 record. Standing 5'-11" and weighing only 147 pounds, the
slender Paddy was noted for his boxing skill but had enough punching
power to chalk up eight knockouts. Paddy received his most
cherished award in 1947 when he was voted the John T Taylor Memorial
Trophy, which is awarded annually to the outstanding amateur athlete
in the Allegheny Mountain Association of the Amateur Athletic Union.
He won the 1947 Senior AMA Golden Gloves title and reached the
Eastern Finals at Madison Square Garden. Later that year he fought
in the National Amateur Finals in Boston and the Chicago Golden
Gloves finals, losing both times to champion Johnny Keough. Paddy
was been active as both a boxing and wrestling referee for over 30
years, serving as the third man in the ring in more than 2500 bouts
in the two sports. He served as vice
president of Local 1211, United Steelworkers of America and as an electrician at the Aliquippa Works of the
J&L Steel Corporation. Paddy was inducted into the Beaver County
Boxing Hall of Fame in 1972.
Patrick
(Paddy) Grimes Jr had the distinction of being voted
into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame as both an amateur boxer
and referee. He had a brilliant career as an amateur boxer, reaching
the top rank in the welterweight division. Paddy began boxing when he entered the Navy in 1942 and
fought as an amateur until 1948, compiling a 60-5 record. Standing 5'-11" and weighing only 147 pounds, the
slender Paddy was noted for his boxing skill but had enough punching
power to chalk up eight knockouts. Paddy received his most
cherished award in 1947 when he was voted the John T Taylor Memorial
Trophy, which is awarded annually to the outstanding amateur athlete
in the Allegheny Mountain Association of the Amateur Athletic Union.
He won the 1947 Senior AMA Golden Gloves title and reached the
Eastern Finals at Madison Square Garden. Later that year he fought
in the National Amateur Finals in Boston and the Chicago Golden
Gloves finals, losing both times to champion Johnny Keough. Paddy
was been active as both a boxing and wrestling referee for over 30
years, serving as the third man in the ring in more than 2500 bouts
in the two sports. He served as vice
president of Local 1211, United Steelworkers of America and as an electrician at the Aliquippa Works of the
J&L Steel Corporation. Paddy was inducted into the Beaver County
Boxing Hall of Fame in 1972.