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Gallagher’s honors for Cooney, Clancy

February 16, 2011

By Staff Reporter

Madison Square Garden executive Frank Murphy and longtime NBA public relations vice president Brian McIntyre will also be honored at the benefit for Cooney’s Fighters Institute for Support and Training Foundation at Gallagher’s, 228 West 52nd St. in Manhattan. The luncheon starts at 1 p.m.
On the menu at the $50 per person event, which is open to the public, will be traditional Irish fare, including leek and potato soup, corned beef, cabbage, and lamb stew. For reservations, call FIST at (888) 765-FIST or Gallagher’s at (212) 245-5336.
Cooney founded FIST in 1998. The non-profit organization provides medical, financial, psychological and vocational support to both active and retired professional and amateur boxers and sparring partners.
FIST helps fighters make the transition from the ring to life after boxing through a wide range of programs and services geared to the special needs of boxers.
One of the biggest punchers of his generation, the 6-foot-6 Cooney, with roots in County Mayo, came out of Huntington, L.I., to fight for the world title against Muhammad Ali-prot

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