James D. Norris
James D. Norris | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, US | November 6, 1906
Died | February 25, 1966 Chicago, Illinois, US | (aged 59)
Occupation(s) | Commodities dealer, sports team owner, racehorse owner/breeder |
Board member of | Norris Grain Company Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks Madison Square Garden International Boxing Club of New York |
Spouse | Mary |
Children | Susan Mary |
Parent | James E. Norris |
Relatives | Bruce Norris Marguerite Norris |
Honors | Hockey Hall of Fame (1962) |
James Dougan Norris (November 6, 1906 – February 25, 1966) was an American sports businessman, with interests in boxing, ice hockey, and horse racing. He was the son of James E. Norris (whom the James Norris Memorial Trophy is named after) and half-brother of Bruce Norris and Marguerite Norris. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Biography
Born in
The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 1961, with Norris as chairman. Norris was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.[2]
Norris' father passed along several of the family's businesses to him in the late 1940s, including a significant ownership position in Norris Grain Company and Madison Square Garden.
Norris was president of the International Boxing Club of New York from 1949 to 1958. The IBC dominated boxing in the U.S. in the 1950s, but was dissolved by the courts, which ruled it to be a monopoly. As president of the IBC, Norris was involved with organized crime figures. Norris was responsible for fixing numerous bouts. Besides match fixing, he was also unofficially managing many boxers (usually against their will) and persuading them to hire his associates as advisors.[3]
Among his investments, James Norris held interests in the
Like his father, Norris suffered from heart problems and had two
Awards and achievements
1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952 Stanley Cup (Detroit)
1961 Stanley Cup (Chicago)
See also
References
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EsMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-XMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4955,2856144&dq=james+norris&hl=en [dead link]
- ^ "HHOF - Player Details". www.hhof.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Top 10 Worst Boxing Moments in History". 17 June 2010.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey
- Picture of Norris' name on the Stanley Cup
- James Norris' obituary in the February 26, 1966 St. Petersburg Times[permanent dead link]
- The Mob, Murder Inc. and Madison Square Garden: Boxing's Tale of Corruption
- Jim Norris Is Part Of Boxing's Dirty Business
- A Bantam Confronts Norris
- Norris' Last Stand
- Net Worth at IMDb