Wilbert McClure - Revision history

Ric: Austin Killeen article linked

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Austin Killeen article linked

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	[[file:Mcclure.wilbert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|McClure (2nd from left) with fellow medal winners [[Muhammad Ali\|Cassius Clay]] and [[Eddie Crook]] at the 1960 Rome Olympics]]		[[file:Mcclure.wilbert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|McClure (2nd from left) with fellow medal winners [[Muhammad Ali\|Cassius Clay]] and [[Eddie Crook]] at the 1960 Rome Olympics]]
	<boxer>016495</boxer>		<boxer>016495</boxer>
	*'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)		'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)<br>
	*'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]		'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]


	'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.		'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.

			*"Wilbert Skeeter McClure: The Gold Standard" by Austin Killeen: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO97.38-42.pdf]


	== Amateur Highlights ==		== Amateur Highlights ==

Tron: 2020 deaths

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2020 deaths

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John at 13:34, 8 August 2020

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	[[file:Mcclure.wilbert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|McClure (2nd from left) with fellow medal winners [[Muhammad Ali\|Cassius Clay]] and [[~~Edward~~ Crook]] at the 1960 Rome Olympics ~~(AP photo)~~]]		[[file:Mcclure.wilbert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|McClure (2nd from left) with fellow medal winners [[Muhammad Ali\|Cassius Clay]] and [[Eddie Crook]] at the 1960 Rome Olympics]]
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	*'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)		*'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)

John at 13:31, 8 August 2020

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	[[File:Wilbert McClure.~~JPG~~\|left\|thumb\|~~320px~~]]		[[File:Wilbert McClure cropped.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|250px]]
	[[file:Mcclure.wilbert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~300px~~\|McClure (2nd from left) with fellow medal winners [[Muhammad Ali\|Cassius Clay]] and [[Edward Crook]] at the 1960 Rome Olympics (AP photo)]]		[[file:Mcclure.wilbert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|McClure (2nd from left) with fellow medal winners [[Muhammad Ali\|Cassius Clay]] and [[Edward Crook]] at the 1960 Rome Olympics (AP photo)]]
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	'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)~~<br>~~		*'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)
	'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]~~<br>~~		*'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]


	'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.		'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.

Olivares at 16:55, 15 July 2016

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	'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)<br>		'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]<br>		'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]<br>
	~~Cutman: Freddie Brown~~

	'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.		'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.

Olivares at 16:54, 15 July 2016

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	'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)<br>		'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]<br>		'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]<br>
			Cutman: Freddie Brown

	'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.		'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.

Ric at 23:00, 18 May 2013

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			[[file:Mcclure.wilbert.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|McClure (2nd from left) with fellow medal winners [[Muhammad Ali\|Cassius Clay]] and [[Edward Crook]] at the 1960 Rome Olympics (AP photo)]]
	<boxer>016495</boxer>		<boxer>016495</boxer>
	'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)<br>		'''Manager''': [[Sid Goldberg]] (1963)<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]		'''Trainer''': [[Cheerful Norman]]<br>

	McClure earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from		'''Wilbert McClure''' earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo, and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.
	the University of Toledo and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.

	== Amateur Highlights ==		== Amateur Highlights ==
	*Won the Light Middleweight ~~gold medal~~ for the United States at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy		*Won the Light Middleweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy
	*1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 156-lb Champion		*1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 156-lb Champion
	*1960 National AAU 156-lb Champion		*1960 National AAU 156-lb Champion
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	*1958 International Diamond Belt Champion, Mexico City		*1958 International Diamond Belt Champion, Mexico City

	== Olympic ~~games results~~ ==		== Olympic Games Results ==
	'''1960''' (as a Light middleweight)		'''1960''' (as a Light middleweight)
	*Defeated [[Francis Nyagweso]] (Uganda) 5-0		*Defeated [[Francis Nyagweso]] (Uganda) 5-0
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Bert at 20:19, 29 March 2010

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Bert at 20:17, 29 March 2010

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Bert at 15:31, 7 November 2009

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	title= [[Light Middleweight Olympic Medalists\|Olympic Gold Medalists]] <br /> Light Middleweight \|		title= [[Light Middleweight Olympic Medalists\|Olympic Gold Medalists]] <br /> Light Middleweight \|
	years= 1960 \|		years= 1960 \|
	after= [[ Boris Lagutin]]		after= [[ Boris Lagutin]]}}
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	title= [[Chicago Golden Gloves\|Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] <br /> Middleweight Champion \|		title= [[Chicago Golden Gloves\|Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] <br /> Middleweight Champion \|
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	after= [[Leotis Martin]]		after= [[Leotis Martin]]}}
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	title= [[Intercity Golden Gloves\|Intercity Golden Gloves]] <br /> Middleweight Champion \|		title= [[Intercity Golden Gloves\|Intercity Golden Gloves]] <br /> Middleweight Champion \|
	years= 1959 \| after= [[Leotis Martin]]		years= 1959 \| after= [[Leotis Martin]] }}
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	title= Olympic Gold Medalists <br /> Light Middleweight \|		title= [[Light Middleweight Olympic Medalists\|Olympic Gold Medalists]] <br /> Light Middleweight \|
	years= 1960 \|		years= 1960 \|
	after= [[ Boris Lagutin]]		after= [[ Boris Lagutin]]