John E (Skip) Whitted Sr was a
versatile athlete who took the lessons he learned from sports and
applied them to translate into a successful business career. A 1945
Ambridge graduate, he was a halfback on the football team, a member
of the boxing team, and in track ran the 100, 220, and 440 yard
dashes in addition to competing in the high jump and the broad jump.
He enlisted in the Army upon graduation and continued boxing,
winning the Kansas City Golden Gloves welterweight title on February
21, 1946. For his career as a boxer, Skip went 66-4 as an amateur
and 30-4 as a pro, fighting as a lightweight, welterweight, and
often as a middleweight. Skip turned pro in 1949 under the guidance
of Eddie Yarosz
and
won a five round decision over Curtis Coles. Skip retired from the
ring sport in 1952 to further his education. He graduated from the
University of Wisconsin, majoring in Business Administration and
Finance and then turned to the business world where he became a
success, just as he was in boxing.
John E (Skip) Whitted Sr was a
versatile athlete who took the lessons he learned from sports and
applied them to translate into a successful business career. A 1945
Ambridge graduate, he was a halfback on the football team, a member
of the boxing team, and in track ran the 100, 220, and 440 yard
dashes in addition to competing in the high jump and the broad jump.
He enlisted in the Army upon graduation and continued boxing,
winning the Kansas City Golden Gloves welterweight title on February
21, 1946. For his career as a boxer, Skip went 66-4 as an amateur
and 30-4 as a pro, fighting as a lightweight, welterweight, and
often as a middleweight. Skip turned pro in 1949 under the guidance
of