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Title
D13901-2
Date(s)
- 1942-12-21 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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This photograph of H.W. "Lee" Croft in boxing gloves was taken in December of 1942 at the Croft Hotel, 1519 Pacific, shortly after he was elected Pierce County Sheriff. As a young man, Croft had been both an amateur and a professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the Pacific Coast heavyweight and light-heavyweight championships, and the heavyweight title of Canada. In his 54 fights as an amateur and a professional, he never lost a fight. (T. Times 12/25/1942 p.1)
Croft, Lee; Sheriffs--Pierce County--1940-1950; Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Croft (Tacoma);