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Full name | James Earl Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Winsdor, Ontario, Canada | July 28, 1956||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 17, 2008 East Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 51)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Earl "Jimmy" Jackson (July 28, 1956 – June 17, 2008) was an American freestyle wrestler, who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Jackson was a graduate of Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1] At the 1979 Pan American Games he finished first in the freestyle unlimited category. At Oklahoma State, he was a three-time All-American and NCAA champion at heavyweight.[2] Jackson was briefly a professional wrestler in Mid-South Wrestling.[3]
In 2023, Jackson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[4]