Danny Hodge
American boxer and wrestler (1932–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Allen Hodge (May 13, 1932 – December 24, 2020) was an American amateur and professional wrestler, who also had a brief professional boxing career. He is in both the U.S. amateur wrestling Hall of Fame, for his three NCAA titles and Olympic silver medal, and the pro wrestling Hall of Fame, as a seven-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. The Dan Hodge Trophy is the college wrestling equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.
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Full name | Daniel Allen Hodge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1932-05-13)May 13, 1932 Perry, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 24, 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 88) Perry, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hodge was born and raised in Perry, Oklahoma, where he continued to live. He was famous for the ability to crush apples with one hand,[1] a feat which he demonstrated live on ESPN during the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Championships. He said his strength was due to having double tendons in his hands.[2]