"Irish" Jack O'Halloran was a rated heavyweight boxing contender in themiddle '60s & early '70s. The 6'6" native of Runnemede, New Jersey, was consideredone of boxing's most promising heavyweight hopefuls after he remainedundefeated in his first 16 professional matches. O'Halloran went on todefeat former title contendersCleveland Williams, Terry Daniels, Manuel Ramos andDanny McAlinden. In 1972 he won the California state heavyweightchampionship with a victory over Henry Clark. Scoring an upset victoryover eighth-ranked Al "Blue" Lewis in 1973, O'Halloran was on the vergeof a bout withMuhammad Ali when he was shockingly knocked out by JimmySummerville in Miami Beach, Florida. Even though he knocked outSummerville in the rematch, O'Halloran was never in contention again.He retired in 1974, because of a tumor of the pituitary gland, with a record of 34-21-2 with 17 knockout victories.He lost to future heavyweight championsGeorge Foreman andKen Norton. He achieved World ranking for several years and was the California Heavyweight Champion in 1972 & 73. He was also inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame and the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Followinghis retirement he launched a successful career as a character actor insuch films asFarewell, My Lovely (1975),King Kong (1976),Superman (1978),Superman II (1980),The Baltimore Bullet (1980),Hero and the Terror (1988),Dragnet (1987) and more. He is a published author with Family Legacy.