Jack Doyle (boxing promoter)
Jack Doyle | |
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Doyle in 1925 (Los Angeles Herald Examiner, September 28) | |
| Born | John Joseph Doyle December 27, 1877 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1944 (aged 66) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Jack Doyle (December 27, 1877 – January 30, 1944) was an American railroad engineer, saloon owner, boxing promoter, and oil-industry investor. In the 1910s he ran what was called the "longest bar in the world" in Vernon, California, United States. He was later instrumental in the creation of both the Vernon Coliseum and the Olympic Auditorium. He retired from fight promotion by 1932 and successfully transitioned to oil drilling at Signal Hill.
He also had a ranch in Kern County. His brother Thomas Doyle served in the California State Assembly. Doyle died in Santa Monica, California, in 1944 at the age of 66.