- Born
- Died
- Birth nameClifford Byron Hammond
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Jack Roper was born on March 25, 1904 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Angels Over Broadway (1940), Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) and The Pittsburgh Kid (1941). He was married to Estelle Randolph. He died on November 28, 1966 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseEstelle Randolph(September 4, 1943 - ?)
- Fought Joe Louis for the world heavyweight boxing championship on April 17, 1939 in Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, and was knocked out in the first round.
- Roper, who had scored 9 first round knockouts in his career, briefly stunned champ Louis in the first before being knocked out in 2 minutes and 22 seconds.
- Brother of boxer/actor Bob Roper.
- Compiled a professional boxing record of 54-44-9 with 27 knockouts
- Was knocked-out in one round by heavyweight champions Joe Louis, James J. Braddock, and Jack Dempsey(in an exhibition).
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