Christy Walsh

Christy Walsh

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death 29 Dec 1955 (aged 64)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot Main Mausoleum Block 24 F5
Memorial ID 140985199 · View Source
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Sports agent. Founder of a newspaper sports syndicate and famed as a manager of sports celebrities such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Knute Rockne. He was an intimate with such notables as Pop Warner and John McGraw among many others. He was responsible for the introduction of ghost writing in the sports world, and for coining the term in 1921. He founded the All American Board of Football and had a tradition of hosting day-after Rose Bowl breakfasts.



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  • Created by: Bernard Johnson
  • Added: 6 Jan 2015
  • Find A Grave Memorial 140985199
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Christy Walsh (2 Dec 1891–29 Dec 1955), Find A Grave Memorial no. 140985199, citing Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Bernard Johnson (contributor 575) .