Jack Claybourne | |
Birth Name: | Elmer Claybourn |
Names: | Black Dragon Black Panther Elmer Claybourne Jack Claybourne Pablo Hernández |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
Weight: | 230 lb |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1910 |
Birth Place: | Mexico, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Debut: | 1931 |
Retired: | 1958 |
Elmer Claybourne (March 8, 1910 – January 7, 1960) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jack Claybourne.
Claybourne began his wrestling career in 1931.
On September 2, 1941, Claybourne won the Kentucky Negro Wrestling Championship from Hallie Samara in Louisville, KY. The following year he lost the title to King Kong Clayton. He won the Negro World Heavyweight and the Light Heavyweight Wrestling Titles in the United States. He was a recognized champion in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.[1] Also he wrestled mainly in the National Wrestling Alliance's Toronto and Hawaii territories where he became a major star during the 1940s and 1950s.[2]
On January 7, 1960, Claybourne committed suicide in Los Angeles, California.