Martin Sheridan

Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was "one of the greatest athletes [the United States] has ever known"[1] according to his obituary in the New York Times. He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland and died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, a very early casualty of the 1918 flu pandemic. He's buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York. He was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales."

At 6'3" and 194 lbs, Sheridan was the best all-around athlete of the Irish American Athletic Club.



Martin Sheridan

Martin Sheridan

Martin Sheridan

Martin Sheridan
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