Information gathered from Tom Hughes, grandson to Hall of Famer Jack Lydon
John James “Jack” Lydon was born in 1889 in Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland. He immigrated to America in 1909. Fought in WWI with the 12th Engineers in France. He died in 1964 in California. I don’t have any information on his athletic career. An interesting fact, his oldest brother, Joseph P Lydon, won a bronze medal in WelterWeight Boxing in the 1904 Olympics in St Louis, MO.
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