SO LONG, SAMMY
Sep 01, 2022
2 minutes
Simon Euan-Smith
EBA correspondent
NORTHERN Ireland EBA member Denis O’Hara gave me the sad news that former Irish amateur bantamweight champion and pro featherweight Sammy Vernon died on August 8, following a freak accident the previous day. Apparently Sammy, who was 72, fell and cracked his head against a footpath. He was taken to a nearby hospital, but did not recover.
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