| School: Marshall | Graduation Year: 1974 |
Sports Played: Cross Country, Track and Field
Year Inducted: 2023
High School Honors: 4 Cross Country letters.
4 Track & Field letters.
In Amateur Boxing, John won the 1972 and 1973 National Junior Olympic Championships, and the 1974 National Golden Gloves before he graduated.
Post High School Career: In 1976, the year he turned professional, John was a Light Welter-weight in the Olympic Trials eventually won by Sugar Ray Leonard. John went on to earn 13 major titles in six years.
Commentary:
On behalf of this award for my brother and I. I want to thank Ken Trapp for putting this together and Bob Woodle as well. We began boxing back in New Orleans and continued on when we arrived in Oregon in 1970. We were coached by the best — Ed Milberger at Mt Scott Community Center in SE Portland. In my opinion… my brother Tommy Sullivan was the best/toughest fighter to come out of SE. It’s with great honor that Tommy and I have been recognized as great boxers and entered into the PIL Hall of Fame.