Jack Delaney
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Bright Eyes |
| Born | Ovila Ucarice Chapdelaine March 19, 1900 Quebec, Canada |
| Died | November 27, 1948 (aged 48) |
| Weight | Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 90 |
| Wins | 73 |
| Win by KO | 43 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 2 |
Jack Delaney (March 19, 1900 – November 27, 1948) was a world light heavyweight boxing champion and contender for the heavyweight crown. One of the most popular fighters of the 1920s, the French Canadian was born Ovila Chapdelaine in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada. His parents moved their family to the United States on August 15, 1904, where they initially lived in Holyoke, Massachusetts before settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Delaney became a United States Citizen on October 23, 1936.