Jack Kearns

Jack "Doc" Kearns (August 17, 1882 – July 7, 1963) was an American boxing manager from the state of Washington. He is most famous for managing Jack Dempsey, who was World Heavyweight Champion from 1919 to 1926. He also managed Mickey Walker, Joey Maxim, and Archie Moore. He was given the nickname "Doc" from Dempsey. There is a book called The million dollar gate.

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Name Kearns, Jack
Alternative names John Leo McKernan
Short description American boxer
Date of birth August 17, 1882
Place of birth Waterloo Twp,Jackson County MI
Date of death July 7, 1963
Place of death Coral Gables, FL


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    “Wild Bill was indulging in his favorite pastime of a friendly game of cards in the old No. 10 saloon. For the second time in his career, he was sitting with his back to an open door. Jack McCall walked in, shot him through the back of the head, and rushed from the place, only to be captured shortly afterward. Wild Bill’s dead hand held aces and eights, and from that time on this has been known in the West as “the dead man’s hand.””
    —State of South Dakota, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)