The Firefighters replaced the South Hill Boxing club in the sixties under the direction of Bert Lowes and Pat West and started on Adanac street in Vancouver's east side, In early 1968 theclun moved to the 12th and Cambie area of Vancouver.
Members of the Firefighters participated in numerous club shows and tournaments
including the 1968 PI Seattle Golden Gloves/AAU Pacific Northwest AAU Championships.
There were 19 Boxers from BC in that tournament.
The above list includes some of the active members
from Alf Cool to Phil Ethier.
Two of the members, Brian Zelley and Dan Wright would establish the
Nanaimo Boxing club in 1971, and help in the revoval of boxing in Victoria.
Firefighter's Jack Snaith would join the Nanaimo Boxing club and win a National title in 1973
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Faces of the boxers and coaches
1970
Gordie Lawson, Dave Wylie
Lindy Lindmoser, Brian Zelley
Firefighters: Brian Zelley, Danny Gontes,Dave Wylie,
Frank Scott, Freddy Fuller, John Carr,
Larry Sinitson and Nicky MacDonald
former member Dick Findlay.
Lindy Lindmoser
Jimmy McMillan
Freddy Fuller, Dick Findlay, Dave Wylie
Brian Zelley, Gordie Lawson, Jimmy Walters,
John Gamble, Frank Scott, Lindy Lindmoser.
