Jerome Utley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerome Utley

American baseball player-coach

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1881

Place of Birth: Stanton, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1959

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jerome Adams "Jerry" Utley (January 7, 1881 – April 24, 1959) was an American baseball player and coach, contracting engineer, hotelier and boxing promoter.
He played and coached college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team in the early 1900s.
He also briefly coached and played minor league baseball from 1905 to 1906.
After retiring from baseball, Utley had a successful career as a contracting engineer on building projects in Detroit.
From 1931 to approximately 1948, he had an ownership interest in the Hotel Playa Ensenada, later renamed the Hotel Riviera del Pacífico, a luxury hotel in Baja California, Mexico.
He also briefly had a partnership with Jack Dempsey as a boxing promoter which included promoting the 1933 heavyweight championship match between Max Schmeling and Max Baer.