Editing Jack Dempsey (section)

==Post-retirement life==
[[File:Jack dempsey.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Portrait of Dempsey (date unknown)]]
Dempsey retired from boxing following the Tunney rematch, but continued doing exhibition bouts with over one hundred matches between 1930 and 1931 alone. Following retirement, Dempsey became known as a philanthropist. In June 1932, he sponsored the "Ride of Champions" bucking horse event at [[Reno, Nevada]], with the "Dempsey Trophy" going to legendary [[Bareback bronc and Saddle bronc riding|bronc rider]] [[Pete Knight (rodeo)|Pete Knight]]. In 1933, Dempsey was approached by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] to portray a boxer in the film, ''[[The Prizefighter and the Lady]]'', directed by [[W. S. Van Dyke]] and co-starring [[Myrna Loy]]. Dempsey portrayed himself in the role of referee of the climactic fight between [[Max Baer (boxer)|Max Baer]] (playing the role of Steve Morgan) and [[Primo Carnera]] (playing himself), a fictional battle that foreshadowed their actual championship bout only a year later. Dempsey attempted a boxing comeback in 1940 at the age of 45, setting a match against Cowboy Luttrell on July 1. The fight resulted in Dempsey knocking Luttrell out in the second round. Dempsey won two more exhibitions with early knockouts before deciding to call off the comeback and retire for good.<ref>[https://www.thefightcity.com/jack-dempsey-comeback-part-two-boxing/]</ref>

The Riviera del Pacifico Cultural and Convention Center in [[Ensenada, Baja California]], Mexico, built in 1930, was a gambling casino supposedly financed by Al Capone and managed by Dempsey.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Núñez Tapia |first=Francisco Alberto |date=2017-03-02 |title=Jack Dempsey´s Hotel in Baja California. The Playa Ensenada |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2018/may/jack-dempseys-hotel-in-baja-california-the-playa-ensenada/ |journal=The Journal of San Diego History |volume=63 |issue=2 |pages=147–170}}</ref> Its clientele included [[George Raft]], [[Errol Flynn]], [[Myrna Loy]], [[Lana Turner]], [[Rita Hayworth]], and [[Dolores del Río]].

In 1935, Dempsey opened Jack Dempsey's Restaurant in New York City on Eighth Avenue and 50th Street, across from the third [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]. The restaurant's name was later changed to [[Jack Dempsey's Broadway Restaurant]] when it relocated to [[Times Square]] on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] between 49th and 50th Streets. It remained open until 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tipsontables.com/jackdempseys.html |title=Tips on Tables: Jack Dempsey's Is Notable For Special Dishes |first1=Robert W. |last1=Dana |publisher=Tips on Tables.com |date= August 1, 1949 |access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> Dempsey was also a co-owner of the [[Colony Palms Hotel|Howard Manor]] in [[Palm Springs, California]].<ref name=Vincent>{{cite news|last=Vincent|first=Roger|title=L.A. investors acquire Palm Springs hotel|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-jun-18-la-fi-property-report-20120618-story.html|access-date= September 16, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 18, 2012}} (with correction in: {{cite news |url= https://www.latimes.com/local/corrections/la-xpm-2012-jun-22-la-a4-0622-correx-20120622-story.html |title= For the record |date= June 22, 2012 |work= Los Angeles Times}})</ref>
[[File:Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams after their marriage in 1933.jpg|thumb|left| Jack Dempsey and [[Hannah Williams (actress)|Hannah Williams]] after their marriage in 1933]]
Dempsey married four times; his first two wives were Maxine Gates (married from 1916 to 1919) and [[Estelle Taylor]] (married in 1925).<ref name=biocom>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/jack-dempsey-9271466 |title=Jack Dempsey |year=2012 |work=Biography.com |access-date=June 25, 2012}}</ref> Dempsey divorced Taylor in 1931, and married [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] singer and recent divorcee [[Hannah Williams (actress)|Hannah Williams]] in 1933. Williams was previously married to bandleader [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]]. Dempsey and Williams had two children together and divorced in 1943. Dempsey then married Deanna Piatelli, remaining married to her until his death in 1983. The couple had one child, a daughter, whom they adopted together, and who would later write a book on Dempsey's life with Piatelli.<ref name=biocom/>

===Service during World War II===
[[File:Jack Dempsey with USCG sailors loading weapon cph.3b08434.jpg|thumb|Commander Dempsey (center) looking on as two seamen load an antiaircraft gun, c. 1942–44]]
When the United States entered World War II, Dempsey had an opportunity to refute any remaining criticism of his war record of two decades earlier. He joined the [[New York State Guard]] and was given a commission as a [[first lieutenant]], later resigning that commission to accept a commission as a lieutenant in the [[Coast Guard Reserve]]. He reported for duty in June 1942 at Coast Guard Training Station, [[Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], where he was assigned as "Director of Physical Education". As part of the ongoing war effort, he made personal appearances at fights, camps, hospitals, and [[war bond]] drives. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]] in December 1942 and [[Commander (United States)|commander]] in March 1944. In 1944, he was assigned to the transport {{Ship|USS|Wakefield|AP-21}}. In 1945, he was on board the attack transport {{Ship|USS|Arthur Middleton|APA-25}} for the [[invasion of Okinawa]]. He also spent time aboard the {{Ship|USS|General William Mitchell|AP-114}}, where he spent time showing the crew sparring techniques. He was released from active duty in September 1945 and received an [[honorable discharge]] from the Coast Guard Reserve in 1952.<ref name="Britannica"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/faqs/jackdempsey.asp |title=USCG: Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Uscg.mil |access-date= January 16, 2011}}</ref>

=== Professional wrestling ===
After retiring from boxing, Dempsey became involved in the [[professional wrestling]] as a featured attraction and a frequent [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]] in those said featured attractions. The first match that Dempsey refereed was at a show in [[Dallas]] on January 9, 1931, between Jim O'Dowd and Billy Edwards. In the match, Dempsey retaliated from an attack from Edwards with a straight punch, which caused O'Dowd to win the match. Six years later, on October 18, 1937, he refereed an entire show at the Jaffa Mosque in [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]], where the main event was between [[Dusek family|Wally Dusek]] and Ray Steele.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jack Dempsey |url=https://www.legacyofwrestling.com/JackDempsey.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.legacyofwrestling.com}}</ref> In April 1947, he and Jack Sharkey co-refereed a two-out-of-three falls tag team match between Emil Dusek and Ernie Dusek of the [[Dusek family|Dusek Family]] against [[Yvon Robert]] and [[Larry Moquin]] in [[Montreal]]. Robert and Moquin, who were the faces, defeated the brothers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1947-04-23 |title=Boxing or wrestling merits may be solved |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/111640931/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |pages=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

He famously refereed a match on June 21, 1950, between [[Buddy Rogers (wrestler)|"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers]] and the [[NWA World's Heavyweight Championship|NWA World's Heavyweight Champion]] [[Lou Thesz]]. Thesz won the bout after getting Rogers stuck between the top and middle ropes in a choke hold, which prompted Dempsey to do a 10 count to signal a stoppage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prell |first=Edward |date=1950-06-22 |title=Thesz Throws Rogers Twice to Keep Title Before 7,638 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/20848728/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |pages=63 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Later that year, in December, he refereed a bout between [[Primo Carnera]] and [[Chief Don Eagle]]. The match was noted for being the first time since 1937 that Dempsey had been physically involved against a wrestler when, after Carnera, who was playing the [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] in the match, drew the ire of Dempsey by way of illegal tactics during the match, Dempsey hit Carnera with two punches before Eagle pinned him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1933-11-03 |title=DEMPSEY HAS OLD PUNCH.; As Referee, He Knocks Out Wrestler for Choking Opponent. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/11/03/archives/dempsey-has-old-punch-as-referee-he-knocks-out-wrestler-for-choking.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The last match he guest refereed was a June 28, 1958 match between [[Pat O'Connor (wrestler)|Pat O'Connor]] and [[Killer Kowalski]]. The 63 year old Dempsey took a shot to the back of the head, which prompted a scare for the promoter and ring-side crew, but did not have any major or life-threatening injuries as a result.<ref name=":0" />

===Later life===
[[File:Van Doren and Jack Dempsey in 1951.jpg|left|thumb|Dempsey with [[Mamie Van Doren]] in 1951]]
[[File:Dempsey elgrafico 1970.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Dempsey (right) playing to box with ''[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]]'' journalist who interviewed him in Broadway, 1970]]
Dempsey wrote a book on boxing titled ''Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense'' and published in 1950. The book emphasizes knockout power derived from enabling fast motion from one's heavy bodyweight.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dempsey|first1=Jack|title=Championship Fighting Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense|date=1950|publisher=Self published|pages=104|edition=first|url=https://archive.org/stream/Championship_Fighting_Explosive_Punching_and_Aggressive_Defense_1950_Jack_Dempse/Championship_Fighting_Explosive_Punching_and_Aggressive_Defense_1950_Jack_Dempsey_djvu.txt}}</ref>

After the world-famous [[Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling|Louis–Schmeling fight]], Dempsey stated he was glad he never had to face [[Joe Louis]] in the ring; when Louis eventually fell on hard times financially, Dempsey served as honorary chairman of a relief fund to assist him.<ref name="PBS"/>

From the time they boxed together in 1921, Dempsey remained close friends with French world champion [[Georges Carpentier]]. They visited each other in New York and Paris, got together to commemorate the anniversary of their famous bout and exchanged birthday greetings.

Dempsey made friends with former opponents Wills and Tunney after retirement, with Dempsey campaigning for Tunney's son, Democrat [[John V. Tunney]], when he successfully ran for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], from [[California]]. He was also one of many boxers to attend the funeral of [[George Godfrey (boxer born 1897)|Feab S. Williams]], who boxed under the name of George Godfrey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ladailymirror.com/2018/08/21/black-l-a-1947-heavyweight-fighter-george-godfrey-the-black-shadow-of-leiperville-dies-at-50/ |title=Black L.A. 1947: Heavyweight Fighter George Godfrey, 'The Black Shadow of Leiperville,' Dies at 50 |website=The Daily Mirror |date=August 21, 2018 |access-date=July 30, 2021 }}</ref>

One of Dempsey's best friends was Judge [[John Sirica]], who presided over the [[Watergate scandal|Watergate]] trials.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-15-mn-4868-story.html |title= John J. Sirica, Watergate case judge, dies at 88 |work= Los Angeles Times |date= August 15, 1992}}</ref>

Dempsey was engaged to [[Mamie Van Doren]], when she was Joan Olander, in 1951. Van Doren details the relationship in her autobiography.

====Legacy====
Dempsey was an inaugural 1954 inductee to ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine's [[The Ring magazine Hall of Fame|Boxing Hall of Fame]] (disbanded in 1987),<ref name=biocom/> and was an inaugural 1990 inductee to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]. In 1970, Dempsey became part of the "charter class" in the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://utahsportshalloffame.org/honorees/hall-of-fame.html |title= Hall of Fame Honorees Charter Class of 1970 |website= utahsportshalloffame.org |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141129011522/http://utahsportshalloffame.org/honorees/hall-of-fame.html |archive-date= November 29, 2014 |df= mdy-all }}</ref>

He recounted an incident where he was assaulted while walking home at night, telling the press in 1971 that the two young muggers attempted to grab his arms, but he broke free and laid them both out cold on the sidewalk. The story of the encounter appeared in the ''Hendersonville Times-News'', and reported the incident had taken place "a few years [earlier]".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OOweAAAAIBAJ&pg=7026,1829545&dq |newspaper=[[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)|Hendersonville Times-News]] |agency=[[UPI]] |date=July 22, 1971 |first1=Milton |last1=Richman |title=Sports Parade |access-date=January 19, 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 1977, in collaboration with his daughter Barbara Lynn, Dempsey published his autobiography, titled ''Dempsey''. In tribute to his legacy and boxing career, a 2004 [[Public Broadcasting System|PBS]] documentary summarized "Dempsey's boxing style consisted of constantly bobbing and weaving. His attacks were furious and sustained. Behind it all was rage. His aggressive behavior prompted a rule that boxers had to retreat to a neutral corner and give opponents who had been knocked down a chance to get up."<ref name="PBS"/> According to the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', constant attack was his strategic defense.<ref name="Britannica"/>
In 2011, Dempsey was posthumously inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iahof.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=106 |title=The Irish American Hall of Fame Announces 2011 Inaugural Class |access-date= June 15, 2015 |website=Irish American Hall of Fame}}</ref>

Dempsey was a [[Freemason]] and member of Kenwood Lodge #800 in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usnews.com/listings/freemasons/10-athletes |title=Famous Freemasons: Athletes |magazine=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date =February 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718211456/http://www.usnews.com/listings/freemasons/10-athletes |archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mastermason.com/wilmettepark/wellknownmasons.html |title=Well Known Freemasons |publisher=Grand Lodge of British Columbia A.F. & A. M |access-date=February 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seastwood.com/backup310/Eastwood/freemasonath.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411192507/http://www.seastwood.com/backup310/Eastwood/freemasonath.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |title=Freemason Athletes |publisher=Freemason Home Page |access-date=February 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated8>{{cite book |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Hamill |editor-first2=Robert |editor-last2=Gilert |title=Freemasonry, A Celebration Of The Craft |page=230|publisher=J.G. Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-9516355-2-2}}</ref>

===Death===
On May 31, 1983, Dempsey died of heart failure at the age of 87 in New York City. His body was buried at [[Southampton Cemetery]] in [[Southampton (town), New York|Southampton, New York]].