It appears that the real name of Bennie Ford, a well-known San Francisco boxing manager and promoter, was Bennie F. Forte, a native of state of New York who was born in the state of New York on January 13, 1901 and died in San Mateo County, California on September 22, 1985, according to the California Death Index, 1940-1997 database on the Ancestry.com website. However, there is a Baptiste Forte who was born on January 13, 1899 and living in San Francisco when he registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, according to the World World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database on the Ancestry.com website. - Chuck Johnston
