Eddie Haddad, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eddie Haddad

Canadian boxer

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1928

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1978

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Eddie Haddad

  • Eddie Haddad (February 20, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – August 14, 1978 in Chilliwack, British Columbia) was a boxer primarily active in the 1940s in Manitoba and British Columbia.
  • His first major international tournament was at the 1948 Olympic Games as a lightweight boxer where he lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual gold medalist, Joseph Vissers of Belgium.
  • Haddad was also a Canadian team member of the 1950 British Empire Games (now called the Commonwealth Games). In local amateur boxing in British Columbia one of his important achievements was the 1948 Golden Boy award.

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