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Jack Claybourne

CTL-P-0894 · Person · 1940s–1950s

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Headliner who held the 'World Negro Heavyweight Championship' on the segregated Black wrestling circuit

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Headliner who held the 'World Negro Heavyweight Championship' on the segregated Black wrestling circuit

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Professional wrestler Jack Claybourne (born March 8, 1910, died January 7, 1960); in 1941 he won the Kentucky Negro Wrestling Championship from Hallie Samara in Louisville, KY; he won the Negro World Heavyweight and the Light Heavyweight Wrestling Titles in the United States; a recognized champion in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Canada; sometimes billed as Jack 'Gentleman' Claybourne (Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, University of Kentucky Libraries — tier 3 university publication, directly on point).

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