Petrolle, Billy, 1905-1983

found: Ochs, John. The one is Jack Hurley. Volume one, Son of Fargo, 2017:cover (A bio-history of pro boxing's early days in the Midwest including the saga of Billy Petrolle, "the Fargo Express")

found: Box Rec (Website), viewed April 11. 2018:Billy Petrolle (Alias: The Fargo Express; Birth Name: William Michael Petrolle; Born: 1905-01-10; Birthplace: Berwick, Pennsylvania, USA; Died: 1983-05-14 (Age:78); Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota, USA ... Billy Petrolle was the brother of fellow boxers Pete Petrolle and Frank Petrolle. The family was from Schenectady, New York. ... Petrolle (pronounced Pet-troll; others say Pet-TROL-Lee) was born in Pennsylvania, but later moved to Dilworth, Minnesota where he resided, yet fought mostly out of the much larger neighboring city of Fargo, North Dakota where his early career began with manager, Jack Hurley ... but while fighting in Duluth, Minnesota that same year, Petrolle fell in love with the city and found his future wife there as well. He moved there in late 1924 and resided there the rest of his life. Though his early nickname of the "Fargo Express" forever remained with him, the fact is that he never lived in North Dakota at all ... Petrolle retired during the Great Depression after making some $200,000 in ring earnings, and owning an iron foundry in Duluth, Minnesota. He later owned a religious goods and gift shop in Duluth, and was the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pioneer National Bank ... He is a 2013 inductee into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame) - http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Billy_Petrolle