Virgil Franklin

Name: Virgil Franklin
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Birthplace: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 1998-01-05 (Age:69)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

In 1945 Virgil Franklin won the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions by decision over Billy Stevenson of Cleveland, Ohio and won the National AAU in the featherweight division.

Virgil is in the American Indian Hall of Fame

http://americanindianathletichalloffame.com/virgilfranklin.php

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Preceded by: Major Jones	National AAU Featherweight Champion 1945	Succeeded by: Leo Kelly
Preceded by: Major Jones	Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Featherweight Champion 1945	Succeeded by: Jack Dicker

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