Ralph E. "Giggs" Lindsey

Year Inducted: 1983
Nominated By: Joe E. Krosovich
Sports Competed In: Basketball, Boxing, Football
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete

High School:
Attended Pueblo Centennial H.S., graduating in 1938.

Achievements:
High School:
● Played and lettered two years each on the Bulldogs football (was the team captain) and the basketball team.
● Helped team to the state basketball tournament his senior year.

College
Went to Pueblo Junior College (PJC) where he played football and basketball for two seasons...Graduated from PJC 1940.

Achievements:
College:
Captain of the basketball team and won two conference championships during his play.

Achievements:
Boxing: 
● Recorded 15 professional boxing wins.
● Begin as a lightweight and won the Southern Colorado Golden Gloves in 1936 and 1938.
● Won the state Golden Gloves championship.
● Awarded the "Jim Flynn Trophy" and the coveted "Jack Dempsey Trophy".
● Boxed as a Middleweight in the U.S. Marine Corps and won the Middleweight Championship for the 7th Fleet.
● Competed Against U.S. Army and Navy on a fight card presented in honor of the delegates of the first United Nations Peace Conference of the U.N.

Honors:
Served on the USS Battleship Tennessee.

Occupation:
● Athletic Director Steelworks YMCA.
● New and used car salesman at Jess Hunter Motors for 16 years - Retired in 1974.
● Entrepreneur - owner and operator of the Colonel Bogey’s Boarding Kennels.

Personal:
Lived in Pueblo with his wife, Ruth...Passed away on April 23, 2000.