James Heywood Allen
American sports promoter
About James Heywood Allen
Lived 1881 – 1958 (aged 76–77).
James Heywood Allen (1881 – January 9, 1958) was an American sports promoter.
Life and career Allen was born in 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri. During the 1930s, he established the Allen Athletic Club in Louisville, Kentucky, and began promoting boxing and professional wrestling. He notably operated the Midwest Wrestling Alliance between 1935 and 1947.
He died January 9, 1958, in Madison, Indiana.
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Who was James Heywood Allen?
American sports promoter (1881–1958)
When was James Heywood Allen born?
James Heywood Allen was born in 1881.
When did James Heywood Allen die?
James Heywood Allen died in 1958.
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