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2023 Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame - Round 1

Jack Jefferson

TV Show/Movie Appeared: The Great White Hope (1970)
Actor/Actress: James Earl Jones
Why you should vote:: The acting by Jones was superb here.
Why you should not vote:: This film is not well remembered.
The film that launched the career of James Earl Jones, “The Great White Hope” was the very much based on the life of the first African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Jack Johnson. As Jack Jefferson, we watched Jefferson struggle with the race card in an era that thankfully none of us know firsthand. The film was more about that, than actual boxing, but the performance of Jones is a gem we should not forget.