Jackie Fields
Jackie Fields · Sports
Boxing; Olympic gold at 16 (Paris 1924) and two-time welterweight world champion; born Jacob Finkelstein
1908, Chicago, Illinois, United States — 1987, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Jackie Fields is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Boxing; Olympic gold at 16 (Paris 1924) and two-time welterweight world champion; born Jacob Finkelstein
Jackie Fields, born Jacob Finkelstein, was an American boxer who won Olympic gold in the featherweight division at just sixteen at the 1924 Paris Games and went on to become a two-time world welterweight champion. Born to a Jewish family, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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Boxing; Olympic gold at 16 (Paris 1924) and two-time welterweight world champion; born Jacob Finkelstein
Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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