LeCompte, Dave

This interview was recorded on January 24th, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona. It covers the following themes: 

b. 1922 

  • Childhood in Philadelphia. Leaving school after the third grade. Getting into boxing. Life in the 1930s. Hanging out on street corners. 

  • Joining the Merchant Marine during World War II. 

  • Army service in Korea. 

  • Return to Philadelphia. Pro boxing. 

  • Move to Arizona. Work at Jack Ellis Sporting Goods from 1956-69. Starting Dave LeCompte’s Sporting Goods in 1970. 

  • First impressions of Arizona in the mid-1950s. 

  • Living in the Miracle Mile and Glenn area. 

  • Downtown Tucson. 

  • The Pioneer Hotel. 

  • Dave LeCompte’s Sporting Goods, continued. Closing business in 1989. 

  • Work as a bailiff for Pima County Superior Court from early 1990s until 2010. 

Aengus Anderson