corbett boxed until august 20, 1940, winning his last fight against richard "sheik" rangel. he retired with a 123-11-17 (33 kos) record. he later operated a bar in fresno. on october 2, 1945 corbett survived a serious car accident on highway 99 near delano, suffering a fractured skull and other injuries. he died in auberry, california at the age of 88, after about 20 years afflicted with alzheimer's disease. a statue of him, posed in a fighting stance and boxing gloves, was erected in fresno. the sculpture was realized by clement renzi.