Biography
Born Sandor Herz in the town of Ruttka, Kingdom of Hungary, since 1920 Vrútky, since 1993 in Slovakia, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His family emigrated to the United States when he was five.
As a young man, Hertz Jr. was an amateur boxer, fighting under the name "Dan Donnelly." He won amateur championships at the Chicago Athletic Association and eventually began to box under his own name and became the manager for Benny Yanger. He lived at 880 Fifth Avenue.
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