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Jack Johnson, born on March 31, 1878 in Galveston, Texas, United States, was a boxer. Jack Johnson died on June 10, 1946, aged 68. Awards on record include Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (2005) and International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990). The listed height was 184 cm.
My Take
Jack Johnson — the Galveston Giant — is one of those figures where the more you learn, the more your jaw drops. Born in 1878 in Galveston, Texas, this son of a formerly enslaved man clawed his way to the world heavyweight championship in 1908, becoming the first Black man to hold that title at the absolute peak of the Jim Crow era. That alone is staggering. His 1910 bout against James J. Jeffries, hyped as the "fight of the century," was so charged that his victory sparked race riots across the country — which tells you everything about how threatening his excellence was to the social order. He was flamboyant, defiant, and utterly uninterested in shrinking himself for anyone's comfort. The International Boxing Hall of Fame inducted him in 1990, and a 2005 book about his life won the Anisfield-Wolf Award. He died in 1946, but his shadow stretches across every athlete who ever refused to stay in their lane.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack Johnson
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・ジョンソン
- Reading
- じゃっく・じょんそん
- Born
- March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946
- Origin
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Height
- 184 cm
- Occupation
- boxer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- 1990 International Boxing Hall of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jack Johnson born?
Jack Johnson was born on March 31, 1878.
When did Jack Johnson die?
Jack Johnson died on June 10, 1946, aged 68.
Where was Jack Johnson from?
Jack Johnson was from Galveston, Texas, United States.
What did Jack Johnson do?
Jack Johnson worked as boxer.
How tall was Jack Johnson?
Jack Johnson was 184 cm tall.
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