John L. Dorgan, known as Ike Dorgan, was a bookbinder, boxing manager, press agent, and publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden. He was a founding partner of The Ring magazine.
Dorgan was born in San Francisco, California, in April 1879, one of at least 11 children[1] —six sons and five daughters – of Thomas J. and Anna R. Dorgan née Tobin.[2] Among his siblings were Thomas A. "Tad" Dorgan, a prominent cartoonist and creator of "Indoor Sports," as well as a well-known sportswriter; Richard "Dick" Dorgan, a cartoonist, writer, and illustrator; and Joseph V. "Joe" Dorgan.
Ike Dorgan was a bookbinder (very early in his career), boxing manager (for Harry Ebbets and Frank "Fighting Dentist" Moran), press agent (for boxing promoter George L. "Tex" Rickard),[3] and publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden. He was a founding partner of The Ring magazine in February 1922 and remained with this influential publication until his retirement in 1930.[4]
Tad Dorgan was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007 in the category of "Observer"; that is, print and media journalists, publishers, writers, historians, photographers, and artists.[5] Ironically, Ike Dorgan has not yet been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
| Name | Nickname | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Aloysius Dorgan | Tad | 29 April 1877 | 2 May 1929 |
| San Francisco CA | Great Neck NY | ||
| John Leo Dorgan | Ike | 15 April 1879 | 27 December 1960 |
| San Francisco CA | Bayside NY | ||
| Catherine Dorgan | 13 November 1880 | ||
| San Francisco CA | |||
| Marie Helen Dorgan | 20 February 1882 | 20 May 1939 | |
| San Francisco CA | Cincinnati OH | ||
| Charles James Dorgan | 16 June 1883 | 28 September 1922 | |
| San Francisco CA | Colfax CA | ||
| Edwin Joseph Dorgan | 27 November 1885 | 31 October 1956 | |
| San Francisco CA | Flushing NY | ||
| Anna Loretta Dorgan | Nan | 14 January 1888 | 1 June 1967 |
| San Francisco CA | Bayside NY | ||
| Irene Dorgan | Eileen / Eile | 12 September 1890 | 5 October 1945 |
| San Francisco CA | Flushing NY | ||
| Richard William Dorgan | Dick | 24 September 1892 | 5 May 1953 |
| San Francisco CA | Bayside NY | ||
| Joseph Vincent Dorgan | Joe | 25 December 1894 | 8 August 1945 |
| San Francisco CA | Bayside NY | ||
| Alice Anita Dorgan | 19 April 1898 | 15 November 1963 | |
| San Francisco CA | Bayside NY |