CAROLINA GOLDEN GLOVES HISTORY / RECORDS
Weight | Open |
Flyweight | Charles Melchor Mooresville |
Bantamweight | Smoot Hurlocher Concord |
Featherweight | Robert Rackley Durham |
Lightweight | Everett Eldridge Gastonia |
Welterweight | Woody O’Brien Rockingham |
Middleweight | Arnold Tarr Lincolnton |
Light Heavyweight | Fred Hill Oak Ridge Military Academy |
Heavyweight | Fred Hook Wake Forest University |
1935
Weight | Open |
Flyweight | Ben Mayfield Raleigh |
Bantamweight | Joe Lee Sill Spartanburg |
Featherweight | Harry (Red) Beaver Landis |
Lightweight | Wm. Henry Wilkinson Lincolnton |
Welterweight | Tootie Pate Raleigh |
Middleweight | John Barbieri Laurinburg |
Light Heavyweight | Bob Pearson Catawba College |
Heavyweight | Lawson Glenn Raleigh |
1936
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Charles Melchor Mooresville | Joe Clark Darlington |
Bantamweight | Marion Diehl Charlotte | J.B. Gibson Mt. Holly |
Featherweight | Smoot Hirlocher Concord | Ted Hall Lenor |
Lightweight | Bob Sill Spartanburg | Theodore Frazier Belmont |
Welterweight | Ed Sweet Cornelius | Harold Fowler Charlotte |
Middleweight | Arnold Tarr Lincolnton | No contest |
Light Heavyweight | Dodge Patton Morganton | No contest |
Heavyweight | Fred Hill Oak Ridge Military Academy | No contest |
1937
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Jimmy Ward Concord | Robert Carter Lees-McRae College |
Bantamweight | Marion Diehl Charlotte | Rufus Cassady Charlotte |
Featherweight | Everett Eldridge Gastonia | Franklin Starnes Monroe |
Lightweight | T. B. Leonhart Shelby | Ed Cooney Charlotte |
Welterweight | Bunster Perry Gaffney | Ted Bartz Appalachian State College |
Middleweight | Joe Yermeia Appalachian State College | Charlie Chaplin Appalachian State College |
Light Heavyweight | Buck Penland Greer | Tom Cooley Newberry College |
Heavyweight | Len Wilson Appalachian State College | Marion Querry Appalachian State College |
1938
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Bob Peigler Greenville | J.C. Watson Albemarle |
Bantamweight | Joe Lee Sill Spartanburg | Ed Mosley Raleigh |
Featherweight | Ed Cooney Charlotte | Horace Goode Appalachian State College |
Lightweight | Louis Lempesis Charleston | Claude Kimsey High Point |
Welterweight | Johnny Clark Appalachian State College | F.B. Peninger Charlotte |
Middleweight | Ed Sweet Cornelius | Earl Smith Appalachian State College |
Light Heavyweight | Ed Tipton Gaffney | Dick Hodder Appalachian State College |
Heavyweight | Fred Hill Kings Mtn | Jack Hughs Blue Ridge |
1939
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Glenn McCray Florence Lions | Clifford Smith Charlotte Y |
Bantamweight | Collier Ostwalt Charlotte Y | Harold Stroup Mt. Holly |
Featherweight | Bob Fisher Charlotte Y | Arthur Gregory Union |
Lightweight | Bobby Wilkinson Lincolnton | Cotton Moody Belmont Abbey College |
Welterweight | Ben Russell Albemarle | Joe Jones Wingate College |
Middleweight | Ed Sweet Charlotte Y | Hurley Ernandez Rodman |
Light Heavyweight | Louis Vallengra Greenville ABC | Bill Westmoreland Grover |
Heavyweight | Joe Golemberg Elon College | Tom Martin Wingate College |
1940
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Russell Merriman Florence | Wade Huffstetter Mt Holly |
Bantamweight | Woodrow Womac Greenville | L.W. Stroup Greenville |
Featherweight | Glenn McCrary Florence | Earnest Glover Charleston |
Lightweight | Howard Hetirick Elizabeth City | Bill Husband Charlotte |
Welterweight | Edgar Tyner Florence | Troy Harkey Charlotte |
Middleweight | Zane Winters Raleigh | Bill Atkins Lees-McRae College |
Light Heavyweight | Carlyle Thompson Greenville | Howard Horton Mt Holly |
Heavyweight | Fred Hill Charlotte | Olin Cook Wingate College |
1941
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Clifford Smith Charlotte Y | Whitley Robinson Charlotte Y |
Bantamweight | James La Russo Fort Bragg | Burgess (Snooks) Howard Charlotte Y |
Featherweight | Glen McCrary Florence Lions | Jack Sherry Belmont Abbey College |
Lightweight | L. M. Dodd Chapel Hill | Hector Steelman Appalachian State College |
Welterweight | Bryon Brooks Kannapolis Y | Cecil Horne Charlotte Y |
Middleweight | Louis Casa Fort Bragg | Albert Sebock Fort Bragg |
Light Heavyweight | William Reid Fort Bragg | Thad Ellis Siler City |
Heavyweight | Carlisle Thompson Florence Lions | George Martin Appalachian State College |
1942
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Clifford Smith Charlotte | Fred Barnes Lumberton |
Bantamweight | No contest | Clifford Gaddy Wingate College |
Featherweight | Reece McCrary Florence | Jackie McCrary Florence |
Lightweight | Eugene Kierman US Marines | W. A. Spangler Shelby |
Welterweight | Tom Kleto Charlotte | Anthony Yutch US Marines |
Middleweight | Dominick Gatta US Marines | Terry Reynolds US Marines |
Light Heavyweight | Sylvester Galuszka US Marines | Ed Smith Raleigh |
Heavyweight | William Taylor Charlotte | Bill Hurley Lincolnton |
1943
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Clifford Smith Charlotte | Bobby Temple Florence Lions |
Bantamweight | Marshall Armstrong Charlotte | Fred Barnes Lumberton Lions |
Featherweight | Charles Reed 502nd Paratroopers | Buddy Davis Mt. Holly |
Lightweight | Hewitt Tippins 502nd Paratroopers | Charles Barger, Jr. Charlotte |
Welterweight | Jimmy Winters Fort Moultrie | Earle Ambrose Greenville |
Middleweight | Ralph Pombano 502nd Paratroopers | Buddy Fowler Florence Lions |
Light Heavyweight | Leo Pichler 502nd Paratroopers | No contest |
Heavyweight | Bob Burns 502nd Paratroopers | No contest |
1944
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Bobby Temple Florence Lions | J. M. Walters Lumberton |
Bantamweight | John Rosato 541st Parachute | Claude Cole Lumberton |
Featherweight | Bob Lalonnde Coast Guard | Bobby Benton Golden Tornadoes |
Lightweight | John Kassada 13th Airborne | Maurice Carver Gastonia |
Welterweight | Billy Tier 407th Parachute | Hub Locklear McColl, SC |
Middleweight | Leon Thompson 13th Airborne | Whitfield Davis Huntersville |
Light Heavyweight | Matt Lasita Florence Lions | Joe Barnes Berryhill |
Heavyweight | Lee Croft 551st Parachute | Jimmy Niel Berryhill |
1945
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | DOMINIC PALERMO Ft. Bragg | JOSEPH THOMAS Granite Falls |
Bantamweight | BOBBY TEMPLE Florence | LOWELL LOVIN Kannapolis Y |
Featherweight | JOHN BYRNES Flying Leathernecks | TOMMY SUMMERFORD Florence |
Lightweight | ELBERT HIGHERS Flying Leathernecks | OLIVER THOMPSON Berryhill |
Welterweight | LaVERN ROACH Flying Leathernecks | JAKE HARRY State Line Tornados |
Middleweight | HOWIE BRODT Flying Leathernecks | JACK BRAZIL Granite Falls |
Light Heavyweight | JOE RINDONE Flying Leathernecks | JOE BARNES Berryhill |
Heavyweight | EDWARD ZEDNICK 541st Parachute | PAUL MINOR Lumberton |
1946
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Jimmy Calcutt Florence | Raymond Cook Berryhill |
Bantamweight | Freddie Wiggins Charleston | Bobby Morrow Myrtle Beach |
Featherweight | John Byrnes Flying Leathernecks | Johnny Craven Charleston |
Lightweight | Joseph Discepoli Flying Leathernecks | Ralph Adkins Berryhill |
Welterweight | Rudolph Cervantes 13th Airborne | Harry Temple Florence |
Middleweight | Richard Young Berryhill | Beuford Barbee Kannapolis Y |
Light Heavyweight | Jimmy Gemmell 13th Airborne | James Alford Lumberton |
Heavyweight | James Creager Camp Butner | Harold King Kannapolis Y |
1947
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | EDDIE GLEATON Florence | WILLIE WILLMAN Kannapolis Y |
Bantamweight | CHARLES McCRARY Florence | WILBERN DAVIS Mt. Holly |
Featherweight | NICK NOVAK, JR. Cherry Point | RAMON COOK Berryhill |
Lightweight | ALFONSO TORRES 82nd Airborne | HOWARD COLLINS Winnsboro, S.C. |
Welterweight | RAY CLARK Berryhill | ED YORK. Berryhill |
Middleweight | LELAND PILLEN 82nd Airborne | RALPH ADKINS Berryhill |
Light Heavyweight | JESSIE WILSON 82nd Airborne | BILL HARTNESS Belmont |
Heavyweight | JOE MAHONEY 2nd Marine Div. | LEON BUTTS Charleston, S.C. |
1948
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | HENRY (PAPPY) GAULT Spartanburg | BILLY SHORT Charlotte |
Bantamweight | CLAUDE COLE Greensboro | MILTON HUBBARD Kannapolis |
Featherweight | TOMMY SUMMERFORD Florence | BOBBY ALLISON Charlotte |
Lightweight | SYLVESTER GARCIA 82nd Airborne | CHARLES PORTER Spartanburg |
Welterweight | LELAND PILLEN 82nd Airborne | LUCKY GUILFORD Florence |
Middleweight | BILL SNEDDON 82nd Airborne | THEODORE KENNIN Greenville |
Light Heavyweight | ED MC GEE Charlotte | BOBBY BILLINGS Jackson Ting Schl |
Heavyweight | NEIL WALLACE Charlotte | DOM MYERS Charlotte |
1949
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | BILLY SHORT Charlotte – Y | KENNETH BARRINEAU Charleston, S. C. |
Bantamweight | TOMMY OTERO Camp LeJeune | FRANKIE WHITE Charleston, S. C. |
Featherweight | BEN MACIEL 505th Airborne | ALLEN GEORGE Winnsboro |
Lightweight | JOHN BIACANIELLIO Cherry Point | CROWELL WILLIAM Lumberton |
Welterweight | HOWARD COLLINS Winnsboro, S. C. | DONALD FORTNER Mt. Holly |
Middleweight | CARL (BUTCH) FLOWE Charlotte – Y | BILLY MC GINN’S Kannapolis Y |
Light Heavyweight | CHARLES MC COLLUM 505th Airborne | HARVEY HARRIS Hickory |
Heavyweight | JAMES LE LENEGE Cherry Point | JACK BATSON Charlotte – Y |
1950
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Earnest Vasquez 82nd Airborne | Guido Capri Greenville |
Bantamweight | Bernard Donnell 82nd Airborne | Jack Gilbert Charlotte Y |
Featherweight | Gilbert Ruybald 82nd Airborne | Richard Rhodes Lumberton |
Lightweight | Pat Lowry Wilmington | Robert Rush Charlotte Y |
Welterweight | William Connorton 82nd Airborne | Crow Peele Lumberton |
Middleweight | Floyd Roberson 82nd Airborne | Fred Pettyjohn Winston-Salem |
Light Heavyweight | Donald Spencer Cherry Point | Bruce Peele Lumberton |
Heavyweight | Nicky Vasquez 82nd Airborne | Lacy Taylor Lumberton |
1951
Weight | Open | Novice | Service |
Flyweight | GUIDO CAPRI Greenville – Y | JOE PECORANIO Lumberton | HENRY MONTANEZ Camp LeJeune |
Bantamweight | BILLY SHORT Charlotte – Y | BOLBY GILLESPIE Gastonia | GEORGE VICKNAIR Cherry Point |
Featherweight | JIMMY CALCUTT Florence | JACK ALEXANDER Durham | ROBERT EHREDT Cherry Point |
Lightweight | RONALD SHORT Charlotte – Y | JOE LOY Durham | JOHN BIANCANIELLO Cherry Point |
Welterweight | CROWELL WILLIAMSON Whiteville | DINKY MC MANUS Mt. Holly | JAMES F. SMITH Cherry Point |
Middleweight | CARL (BUTCH) FLOWE Charlotte – Y | WADE TOLER Durham | MICHAEL ZECCA Cherry Point |
Light Heavyweight | CROWE PEELE Fayetteville | H. (MULEKICK) DAVIS Lumberton | DONALD SPENCER Cherry Point |
Heavyweight | CHARLES HART Greenville – Y | JERRY SPURLIN Charlotte | JOE SANCHEZ Camp LeJeune |
1952
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Jessie Garza Cherry Point | Bobby Lee Hedden Charlotte |
Bantamweight | Guido Capri Greenville Y | Frank Williams Charlotte |
Featherweight | Skeeter O’Sullivan Wilmington | Bill Clark Lincolnton |
Lightweight | Johnny Biancaniello Cherry Point | Bobby Hinson Durham |
Welterweight | David Mills Charlotte Y | Bill Turner Lincolnton |
Middleweight | Bill Godfrey Greenville Y | Jerry Stratton Gastonia |
Light Heavyweight | Crowe Peele Fayetteville | Audrey Grizzle Greenville Y |
Heavyweight | Foster Bonner Cherry Point | Pete Smith Gastonia |
1953
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | BOBBY HEADDEN Berryhill | “CHICKEN” McCURRY Lincolnton |
Bantamweight | BILLY SHORT Berryhill | LINWOOD FRANCIS Durham |
Featherweight | HARPER O’SULLIVAN Berryhill | MACK PASSMORE Berryhill |
Lightweight | RONALD SHORT Berryhill | JIMMIE BARNETT Greenville Y |
Welterweight | DAVID MILLS Charlotte Police Club | CRIT KEETER Berryhill |
Middleweight | DICK McMANUS Mt. Holly | GENE CHURCH Charlotte Police Club |
Light Heavyweight | CROWE PEELE Fayetteville | AUDREY GRIZZLE Greenville Y |
Heavyweight | JOHN HOYE Charlotte Police Club | RAY CAMPBELL Mt. Holly |
1954
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | Willie Vickers Charleston, USN | Bugs Price Lexington |
Bantamweight | Hermonje Galvad Cherry Point | Dean Fleming Winston |
Featherweight | Arvis Hunter Fort Jackson | Mack Passmore Lincolnton |
Lightweight | Robert Jackson USN | Frank Brewer Mt. Holly |
Welterweight | Leon McCollin Fort Jackson | Willis Caddell Charleston |
Middleweight | Frank Hoover USN | Bill McGinnis Cherryville |
Light Heavyweight | Pete Gay Cherry Point | Earl Pennington Belmont |
Heavyweight | Roy Louson USN | Charles Michaels Lincolnton |
1955
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | MAX DAVIS Mt. Holly | DARRELL POWELL Drexel |
Bantamweight | LARRY SAUNDERS Mt. Holly | WARREN STRANGE Sumter, S. C. |
Featherweight | DONALD DUNCAN Mt. Holly | COLEN WARREN Cherryville |
Lightweight | JERRY DODGEN Belmont | JERRY BYRD Charlotte |
Welterweight | JAMES CARTER Lincolnton | ALLEN WILSON Belmont |
Middleweight | DAVID MILLS Charlotte | GRAYDEN LAUGHTER Rutherfordton |
Light Heavyweight | ROGER BROWN Belmont | HOWARD WHEELER Belmont |
Heavyweight | WABAN THOMAS Charlotte | JACK RUSSELL Charleston |
1956
Weight | Open | Novice |
Flyweight | NED BELL Mt. Holly | RONNIE HARRISON Mt. Holly |
Bantamweight | MAX DAVIS Mt. Holly | BEN WILSON Belmont |
Featherweight | JERRY DODGEN Belmont | DARRELL POWELL Drexel |
Lightweight | LARRY BOYLES Lincolnton | JACKIE THEODORO Wilmington |
Welterweight | JIM McMANUS Mt. Holly | ROY FAUSAETT High Point |
Middleweight | RALPH TAYLOR Lincolnton | GRAYDEN LAUGHTER Rutherfordton |
Light Heavyweight | JERRY SKEEN High Point | BOBBY MULLIS Charlotte |
Heavyweight | BILL WALTERS Rock Hill | HOMER CHILDERS Columbia |
