 |
 Without a doubt, the Yarosz clan
is Beaver County’s first family of boxing. Eddie Yarosz might well have matched his brothers
Teddy and
Tommy in the ring, but when their father died in 1926, Eddie was
nineteen years old and had to assume family responsibilities that
curtailed his career as a boxer. Still, Eddie fought in the
lightweight, middleweight, and welterweight classes, winning 46 of 49
amateur fights and all 30 of his professional bouts, including
19 knockouts. As a manager and trainer, Eddie saw two of his
amateur fighters compete in national tournaments:
Paddy Grimes Jr
went to the national finals in 1947 and Mose Hill competed in
national tournaments in 1969 and 1970. Professional boxers that
Eddie Yarosz helped develop include brothers Teddy and Tommy, plus
Nick Gruber, Frankie Porto, Jimmy Hill, Frankie Catanese, Bobby
Neal, Arbie Bowie, Jackie Botinocivh,
Skip Whitted, Ernie Smith, and Sammy and
Frank Bombiani.
Eddie also served as a boxing promoter and referee. A lifelong
resident of Beaver County, Eddie was born in 1907 and died
in 1974. |
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