Joseph Patrick Lydon (February 2, 1878 – August 19, 1937) was an American

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who competed in the early twentieth century. He was born in

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. He competed at the

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, tying for a

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in the

division with fellow American boxer Jack Egan. He also competed at the

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tournament in the 1904 Olympics and his team Christian Brothers College took silver medals.

References

External links

Joseph Lydon at databaseOlympics.com
* 1878 births 1937 deaths Welterweight boxers American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Olympic soccer players for the United States Boxers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing Irish male boxers Association footballers from County Mayo Irish association footballers (before 1923) Irish emigrants to the United States Olympic medalists in football American male boxers Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer players People from Swinford, County Mayo Boxers from County Mayo 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-boxing-Olympic-medalist-stub