James Heywood Allen
James Heywood Allen (1881 – January 9, 1958) was an American sports promoter.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Allen was born in 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] During the 1930s, he established the Allen Athletic Club in Louisville, Kentucky, and began promoting boxing and professional wrestling.[3][4] He notably operated the Midwest Wrestling Alliance between 1935 and 1947.[5]
He died January 9, 1958, in Madison, Indiana.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hornbaker, Tim (2010-11-16). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55490-274-3.
- ↑ Freedman, Lew (2018-09-07). Pro Wrestling: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-13264-6.
- ↑ eatsleepwrestle (2015-02-18). "February 18, 1947: Heywood Allen Says Goodbye". Eat Sleep Wrestle. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ Cosper, John (2017-02-17). Louisville's Greatest Show: The Story of the Allen Athletic Club. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5431-2063-9.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2026-06-19.