Hodge, then aged 80, crushing an apple with one hand at the Oklahoma House of Representatives in May 2013
Personal information
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.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne
79 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oklahoma Sooners
NCAA Wrestling Championships
1955 Ithaca
177 lb
1956 Stillwater
177 lb
1957 Pittsburgh
177 lb
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.
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]
^Fairley, Tim (May 15, 2013). "Attempting a reversal: Oklahoma's wrestling greats grapple with the International Olympics Committee to return the sport to the games". Oklahoma Gazette. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^Melok, Bobby (March 27, 2013). "The most badass wrestler stories ever told". WWE. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
Boxing record for DannyHodge from BoxRec (registration required) Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Hodge, DannyDannyHodge's profile at Cagematch...
equivalent is the Junior Hodge Trophy, which has been awarded annually since 1998. The Hodge Trophy is named after DannyHodge, a three–time NCAA champion...
World Junior Heavyweight Championship by defeating Rito Romero. In 1960, DannyHodge had a heated feud with Angelo Savoldi over the NWA World Junior Heavyweight...
also known for hiring dangerous shooters Lou Thesz, Billy Robinson and DannyHodge as trainers and promoters of their product in order to establish legitimate...
Fritz Von Erich in 1966 in order to sound more Arabic. Akbar teamed with DannyHodge and eventually turned on him, starting a feud. Akbar joined the World...
wrestling by prominent wrestlers such as Lou Thesz, Billy Robinson and DannyHodge in the process. In 1988 Gary Albright got his first break in wrestling...
He is a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, having defeated DannyHodge, and won the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Ron Bass in November...
Heavyweight Championship on July 11, 1964, in Tampa, Florida by defeating DannyHodge, which he held until dropping it on November 13 to Angelo Savoldi. On...
assumed the role of a babyface. During his tenure he had feuds with DannyHodge, Bob Boyer, and Jack Donovan. Sharkey left the AWA over a disagreement...
Papas Scholarship Award Winners: Billy Pappas Other honorees included DannyHodge, Fred Blassie, Dory Funk, Jr. and Dan Severn Iron Mike Mazurki Award:...
Mainly a junior heavyweight, he fought Iron Mike DiBiase, Mike Clancy, DannyHodge and Verne Gagne. After Dory Jr. won the NWA Heavyweight championship...
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Heavyweight Championship on two occasions (both of which he won from DannyHodge). He was also known for his long standing tag team with Bobby Hart, with...
Karl Gotch George Hackenschmidt Dennis Hallman Stu Hart Lee Hasdell DannyHodge Demetrious Johnson Marty Jones Karol Kalmikoff Dan Koloff Gene LeBell...
Flair boasted about how they had intimidated and/or beat up Jim Ross, DannyHodge, and Stacy Keibler. Regardless, he continued to show his loyalty to Triple...
Georgiann Makropoulos, "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty, "Dangerous" Danny Davis, Angelo Savoldi, Mario Savoldi, "Jumpin" Joe Savoldi and Tommy Savoldi...
Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) Defeated Duke Keomuka and DannyHodge in a handicap match to win the title. Wrestled under the name of the...
then-champion DannyHodge after Johnny (portraying a heel managerial character) reached under the ropes during the match and tripped Hodge with a cane,...
where he wrestled for four years. His first match was a loss against DannyHodge. By February 1978, DiBiase would unseat Dick Slater to become Missouri...
Tag Team Champion. During a tour of Japan in 1969, Snyder teamed with DannyHodge to claim the Japan Pro-Wrestling Alliance's NWA International Tag Team...
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Series" in January 1967. The tour was highlighted by the participation of DannyHodge, The Kentuckians (Jake Smith and Luke Brown), Eddie Graham and Johnny...
McMahon and Triple H as well as local wrestling legends Bill Watts and DannyHodge after Raw went off the air. Ross also served as presenter for the Match...
in various territories who were used to test potential newcomers were DannyHodge, Bob Roop, and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. strike 1. Any contact made...
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