John J. “Jack” Tunney June 3, 1920~June 23, 2009 Resident of Walnut Creek After a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Jack passed away on Tuesday, June 23rd and was ushered into heaven ...

In the annals of boxing’s greatest heavyweight champions, two names often enter the conversation: Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. They each had Irish backgrounds, were ring-savvy, had real punching ...

On September 23, 1926, in Philadelphia, Gene Tunney easily defeated Jack Dempsey for the title of heavyweight champion of the world, and in this exhaustively researched work, sportswriter Cavanaugh ...

Bette Gallagher Tunney May 29, 1921 – April 8, 2017 Rossmoor, Lafayette, Pleasant Hill Bette grew up in the Glenview area of Oakland, attending grade school, Oakland High and earning a B.A. at Holy ...

CHICAGO -- Gene Tunney held his world's heavyweight championship Friday by proved right of conquest, but his second battle with Jack Dempsey Thursday night, like most important fights of recent years, ...

When relatively unknown 36-year-old Democrat John Tunney beat 68-year-old senator and former actor George Murphy in the 1970 California Senate race, his upset victory was so unexpected that it ...

This week on Wrestle Buddies, GameSpot's professional wrestling podcast, Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring are looking back on some of the most entertaining moments in WWE history--and they're not doing ...