Bobby Beaton

Bobby Beaton

Robert "Bobby" Beaton (June 19 1912-June 11 2007) was a well known Atlantic Canadian sports figure, who distinguished himself in the boxing world.

Hockey career

Beaton was born in Port Hood, Cape Breton Island and played hockey in Atlantic Canada in the early 1930s. He moved to England in 1938 to play for the Stratham Lions and Brighton Tigers, winning the European Championship in Berlin. The next year he played for the Falkirk Lions of Scotland. Returning home to Nova Scotia, Canada, he played and coached teams in Pictou, Truro, Stellarton and New Glasgow, winning seven A.P.C. (Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester league) titles, three Nova Scotia Championships and three Maritime titles in the 1940s and 1950s.

Boxing career

Beaton boxed professionally; as a welterweight; he was 12-0 with nine TKOs. In 1941 he began refereeing. Until his retirement in 1983, he officiated at over 500 boxing bouts, including 41 Canadian, five British Commonwealth and one World Championship. Beaton is credited with conceiving the three-judge system in boxing, now standard practice in the sport. He was Referee-in-Chief and Adviser to the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority from 1978 until 1994.

Hall-of-Fame Inductions

Beaton was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame, the Nova Scotia Sports Heritage Hall of Fame, the Pictou County Sports Heritage Hall of Fame and the Cape Breton Sports Heritage Hall of Fame.

Other facts

*Beaton's great-grandson Evan Chambers, at age 17, represented Canada in boxing at the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
*Beaton was a mentor to Hubert Earl, current Referee in Chief, Canadian Professional Boxing Federation and The Nova Scotia Boxing Commission.
*Beaton lost the sight in one eye in an accident at the age of three.

References

* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070828.OBBEATON28/TPStory/ Globe and Mail; Aug 28, 2007. Nova Scotia Boxing Referee Revolutionized Judging in the Ring]
* [http://www.herald.ns.ca/announcements/display.php?anntype=obituaries~2007/06/13~16140779 The Chronicle Herald; June 17, 2007]
* [http://www.ngnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=36822&sc=55 "The News"; June 12, 2007. Obituary: Robert M. "Bobby" Beaton]
* [http://www.ngnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=36813&sc=50 Adshade, K. "The News"; June 13, 2007. Boxing Great Bobby Beaton Dies at 94]
* [http://www.sportsnut.com.au/category.php?intid=7 Sportsnut.com.au; June 14, 2007. Bobby Beaton Passes]
* [http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20070202005 Government of Nova Scotia; Feb 2, 2007. Boxing Team Named for Canada Games]
* [http://www.novascotiasporthalloffame.com/inductee_view.cfm?InducteeID=19 Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. Profile: Bobby Beaton]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Gruesomes — Infobox musical artist Name = The Gruesomes Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada Genre = Rock and roll Garage punk Years active = 1985 – 1990 Label = OG Records Primitive Records… …   Wikipedia

  • Deaths in June 2007 — Contents 1 June 2007 1.1 30 1.2 29 1.3 28 …   Wikipedia

  • The Kingpins — Infobox musical artist Name = The Kingpins Img capt = Img size = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = flagicon|Canada Montréal, Québec, Canada Instrument = Genre = Ska Occupation = Years active =… …   Wikipedia

  • 2007 in ice hockey — The following is a chronicle of events during the year 2007 in ice hockey.National Hockey League*2007 Stanley Cup: The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators in five games to capture their first Stanley Cup. The Ducks became the first… …   Wikipedia

  • The Kingpins — Pays d’origine Montréal, Québec, Canada Genre musical Ska Années d activité 1994–2004 Labels Stomp Site officiel …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Croquet Association — CA Sport Croquet Area of jurisdiction England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle Of Man Formation date 1897 Affiliation World Croquet Federation …   Wikipedia

  • 2007 in darts — See also: 2007 in sports, 2006 in darts, 2008 in darts. NewsJanuary*1 Raymond van Barneveld battles from 3 sets to 0 down to win his first PDC Title and fifth world title overall 7 6 in the sudden death leg versus Phil Taylor who maintains his… …   Wikipedia

  • 1993 BDO World Darts Championship — The 1993 Embassy World Darts Championship will have a notoriety within the history of World Darts. It was the 16th staging of the competition, but it turned out to be the last time that the sport had a unified World Championship. For the previous …   Wikipedia

  • 2008 in darts — See also: 2008 in sports, 2007 in darts, 2009 in darts. NewsJanuary*1 John Part wins his third world title beating 21 year old qualifier Kirk Shepherd 7 2 in the final of the 2008 PDC World Championship. *5 The 2008 BDO World Darts Championship… …   Wikipedia

  • Other BDO tournaments — The British Darts Organisation organize hundreds of darts tournaments each year. In addition to their major titles, known as the BDO Grand Slam (Lakeside World Professional Championship, Topic International Darts League, Bavaria World Darts… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”