Dorgan was born in San Francisco, California, in April 1879, one of at least eleven children^[1]—six sons and five daughters—of Thomas J. and Anna R. Dorgan (née Tobin).^[2] Among his siblings were Thomas A. "Tad" Dorgan, prominent cartoonist and creator of the panel Indoor Sports, as well as a well-known sportswriter; Richard "Dick" Dorgan, cartoonist, writer, and illustrator; and Joseph V. "Joe" Dorgan.

Ike Dorgan worked as a bookbinder very early in his career. Later, he was a boxing manager for Harry Ebbets and Frank "Fighting Dentist" Moran, a press agent for boxing promoter George L. "Tex" Rickard,^[3] and publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden. He was a founding partner of The Ring magazine in February 1922 and remained with the publication until his retirement in 1930.^[4]

Ike's brother Tad Dorgan was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007 in the category of "Observer"; that is, print and media journalists, publishers, writers, historians, photographers, and artists.^[5] Ike Dorgan has not yet been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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