Jack Williamson Ragland (October 9, 1913 – June 14, 1996) was an

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player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final. He played college basketball at

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External links

Jack Ragland at databaseOlympics.comUSA Basketball All-Time Roster
1913 births 1996 deaths Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Phillips 66ers players United States men's national basketball team players American men's basketball players Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub