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Also known as Edward Patrick Francis Eagan

American boxer and bobsledder (1897-1967)

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Eddie Eagan, born Edward Eagan in Denver on 26 April 1897, was an American boxer, military personnel member, and athlete. He was educated at Harvard Law School, Yale University, and New College, and received a Rhodes Scholarship. He competed in boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight division, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and competed in bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics in the four-man event. He served during World War II. He died in Rye on 14 June 1967.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1948-07-12

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Key facts

Full name
Edward Patrick Francis Eagan
Born
April 26, 1897 ( 1897-04-26 ) , Denver, Colorado , U.S.
Died
June 14, 1967 (1967-06-14) (aged 70), New York City , U.S.
Alma mater
Yale University , Harvard University , University of Oxford
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
Boxing, bobsleigh
Club
Yale Bulldogs, New Haven

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Sports profile

Sport
Fighting
Team
_Retired Boxing
Position
Boxer
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Edward
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Denver
Place of death
Rye
Occupation
boxer
Educated at
New College
Languages spoken
English language
Sport
boxing
Country for sport
United States
Conflict
World War II
Image
Eddie Eagan c1920.jpg
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date of birth
1897-04-26
date of death
1967-06-14
Commons category
Eddie Eagan
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Encyclopedic overview

Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (April 26, 1897 – June 14, 1967) was an American athlete who won a gold medal as a light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in four-man bobsled at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Few athletes have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games; Eagan is the only one to have won gold in each in different events.

Early life

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