Tom O'Rourke (boxing manager)

Tom O'Rourke (May 13, 1856 – June 19, 1936) was born in Boston and became a boxing manager in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

He began managing boxers in the late 1880s, finally getting the black bantamweight George Dixon in his stable in 1889.

O'Rourke saw Dixon outmatch Paddy Kelly in Boston, and began managing him to an eventual meeting with Cal McCarthy, the lightweight champion of the world.

In 1902, O'Rourke arranged the World Series of Football [1] while serving as manager of Madison Square Garden trying to bring in attractions while promoting various boxing events.

O'Rourke died after collapsing in Max Schmeling's dressing room prior to his bout with Joe Louis on June 19, 1936.