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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 20 > Jimmy Jackson, 51, Olympic wrestler

Jimmy Jackson, 51, Olympic wrestler

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 20, 2008

STILLWATER, Okla. — Jimmy Jackson, a former Olympic wrestler and three-time NCAA heavyweight champion at Oklahoma State, has died. He was 51.

Jackson had been suffering from diabetes and congestive heart failure before his death Tuesday in East Lansing, Mich., according to a statement....

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