Buddy Daye
Canadian boxer (1928–1995)
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Delmore William "Buddy" Daye (1928 – August 31, 1995) was a Canadian former professional boxer and community activist. He won the Canadian super featherweight boxing championship in 1964.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Buddy |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | Delmore William Daye 1928 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | August 31, 1995 (aged 66–67) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Weight | Featherweight Super-featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 88 |
| Wins | 81 |
| Win by KO | 71 |
| Losses | 6 |
Early life
Delmore "Buddy" Daye was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1928.[1] Daye moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia as a young boy and grew up on Creighton Street.[2] He worked as a merchant mariner for a short period.
Professional boxing career
Daye fought as a professional boxer between 1953 and 1966.[3]
He defeated an unbeaten Dave Hilton Sr. in a 10-round fight in 1959, but nearly three months later, he was defeated by Hilton for the Canadian featherweight title.[4]
On June 30, 1964, Buddy Daye won the Canadian super featherweight boxing championship against Jackie Carter at the Halifax Forum.[5] Daye lost the title to Les Gillis on January 15, 1966.[3]
His last boxing match was on September 10, 1966, against Leo Noel of Saint John, New Brunswick.[3]
Daye was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 1981.[6]
Political career
After boxing, he graduated from the University of Guelph in 1967.[7]
Daye was involved in community development work in Halifax's North End and was a supporter of Africville.
He ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party in the electoral district of Halifax Needham in the 1967 provincial election.[8]
At age 38 in 1971, he began a two-year term on the Council of the Company of Young Canadians, appointed by the Nova Scotia government after serving on the Halifax-Dartmouth Welfare Council and as youth director for the Halifax Neighborhood Centre.[7]
In 1990, Daye became the first African Nova Scotian Sergeant-at-Arms for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, where he served until 1995.[9] His photograph was placed as a permanent memorial in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1996.
Death
Delmore "Buddy" Daye died from lung cancer on August 31, 1995, at 66.[10]
Honors and awards
- 1964 Canadian Super Featherweight Champion
- 1981 Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame inductee[6]
In June 2006, the section of Gerrish Street between Gottingen and Maynard streets in Halifax's North End was given the new name Buddy Daye Street as a tribute to him.[11]