Jack Delaney
Canadian boxer (1900-1948) · Canada · On the map · Athletes · Died at 48
Jack Delaney was a world light heavyweight boxing champion and contender for the heavyweight crown. One of the most popular fighters of the 1920s, the French Canadian was born Ovila Chapdelaine in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada.
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His parents moved their family to the United States on August 15, 1904, where they initially lived in Holyoke, Massachusetts before settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Delaney became a United States Citizen on October 23, 1936.
Country
Canada
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1948 · aged 48
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