California Jackie Wilson (January 17, 1918 – March 10, 1956), born George Dudley Wilson, won a silver medal in boxing for the United States during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
Wilson was the silver medalist in the bantamweight class at the 1936 Berlin Olympiad.
Wilson was also the first African-American boxer to fight a main event at Hollywood Legion Stadium, when he defeated Tony Chavez on April 26, 1940.
[1] Jack Wilson competed for the United States at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a bantamweight boxer.
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