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Joe Lydon

Boxer (1878-1937)

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Born
2 February 1878, Swinford
Died
19 August 1937, St. Louis
Citizenship
United States
Sport
association football, boxing
Discipline
welterweight
Occupation
association football player, boxer
Weight
60 kg (132 lb)

Joseph Patrick Lydon (February 2, 1878 – August 19, 1937) was an American welterweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He was born in Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland. He competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics, tying for a bronze medal in the welterweight division with fellow American boxer Jack Egan.

He also competed at the soccer tournament in the 1904 Olympics and his team Christian Brothers College took silver medals.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1904 Summer Olympics1904

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Facts from Wikidata Q949803 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.