Carl Burton inducted into Hall of Fame.During the late 1960’s while living in the Scranton Road area, while coming home from school, Carl Burton was accosted by a couple of boys.When he returned home his father, Dennis, wanted him to defend himself.

This is when Burton started his amateur boxing career at the Boys Town Recreation Center as Johnny Avon Sr. was his boxing trainer.

While at Boys Town, Burton became a Junior Olympics boxing champion. He continued to progress in boxing. Later in his boxing career, a PAL boxing gym opened close to where he lived and he started training there. Al Brooks, Wes Fredericks and Tom Spiros were the trainers at the gym. Burton entered his first Golden Gloves Tournament in 1972 in the 135 pounds novice weight division. After losing in the tournament, Burton continued his boxing training and in 1973, he entered the Golden Gloves Tournament in the novice 147 pounds division and won the tournament. Burton’s last Golden Gloves Tournament was in 1979 in the open division at 165 pounds where he won the City Championship.

Burton and his wife, Nancy, have one son, Chris. He received his education in the Cleveland Public School System where he graduated from Lincoln West High School. After high school, Burton was employed at Giant Eagle’s Warehouse where he has worked for 27 years. During his employment with Giant Eagle, he has been a member of Teamsters Union Local 507. Burton is inducted into the Hall of Fame along with A. Maserati Riggins, Bryan Gedeon, and Matt Sysack.