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Jerry L. "Irish Jerry Quarry" Quarry
Birth: May 15, 1945
Bakersfield
California, USA
Death: Jan. 3, 1999

Professional Boxer. Boxing champion, 1960-1979. Won the National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship in 1964, where he set a record of knocking out all 5 opponents in three days. Inspired the Jerry Quarry Foundation for Dementia Pugilistica, which is devoted to the prevention and treatment of head trauma. 

 
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Burial:
Shafter Memorial Park
Shafter (Kern County)
Kern County
California, USA
 
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Record added: Dec 06, 1999
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- Jackie Howard
 Added: May. 15, 2013

- Janis Coleman
 Added: May. 15, 2013
Jerry Quarry, you were truly a great, and inspirational fighter.Always gave your best, and never backed down. You came to England when i was just a young boy, to fight Bodell.I was always around the boxing gyms of London, as my elder brother, Pat, was in ...(Read more)
- arthur mccann
 Added: Apr. 2, 2013
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