This article is about the football player and 'original' pro wrestler named "Jumping Joe" Savoldi. For the pro wrestler of the 1980s and '90s with the same ring name, see Joseph Savoldi.
Joe Savoldi
Savoldi in 1936
Born
Giuseppe Antonio Savoldi
(1908-03-05)March 5, 1908
Castano Primo, Province of Milan, Italy
Died
January 25, 1974(1974-01-25) (aged 65)
Henderson, Kentucky, US
Alma mater
University of Notre Dame
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Jumping Joe Savoldi
Billed height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight
255 lb (116 kg)
Billed from
Milan, Italy
Trained by
Billy Sandow Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Debut
1931
Retired
1950
American football player
American football career
Personal information
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:
Three Oaks (Three Oaks, Michigan)
College:
Notre Dame
Position:
Fullback
Career history
Chicago Bears (1930)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American (1930)
Player stats at PFR
Joseph Anthony Savoldi Jr., (born Giuseppe Antonio Savoldi; March 5, 1908 – January 25, 1974) more commonly known by his nickname "Jumping Joe" Savoldi, was an Italian-American professional wrestler, football player, and Special Ops agent for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II.
Anthony Savoldi Jr., (born Giuseppe Antonio Savoldi; March 5, 1908 – January 25, 1974) more commonly known by his nickname "Jumping Joe" Savoldi, was an...
the hardest to pull off, is a standing dropkick first used by "Jumping Joe" Savoldi where the wrestler catches a standing or running opponent with a standard...
ring name "Jumping" JoeSavoldi (born July 24, 1957) is an American professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Angelo Savoldi. While it has been claimed...
at a steel mill. Harris was trained by JoeSavoldi after meeting him at matches at the Naval Armory. Savoldi originally named Harris, BuBu Brasil, "The...
with JoeSavoldi known as the "New York Rockers". He then worked for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico where he teamed a lot with JoeSavoldi and...
Wrestling (ICW) promotion. In ICW he formed a regular tag team with JoeSavoldi, known as "The S & S Express". In September 1988 the S & S Express defeated...
Researcher and was a co-founder of The American Trauma Society. "Jumping Joe" Savoldi (code name Sampson) was recruited by the OSS in 1942 because of his hand-to-hand...
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Boston, Massachusetts. It was promoted by Angelo Savoldi and his sons Mario, Tom, and Joseph Savoldi. An "outlaw" wrestling promotion in the 1980s, International...
in five of them. One of the movies in which he portrayed himself was the Joe E. Brown comedy The Gladiator, a 1938 adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's...
taking on the gimmick of a crazed cult leader. His faction feuded with JoeSavoldi and Austin Idol. In the 80's, he also appeared with Sullivan in Championship...
Pfefer christened him "Angelo Savoldi", and, billed as the brother of JoeSavoldi, he began wrestling in 1937. By 1938, Savoldi was regularly wrestling throughout...
Franchise for Using JoeSavoldi, Claim". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 27, 1930. Retrieved June 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. "JoeSavoldi Signs to Play...
Raitz at a house show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Landel was unbeaten, defeating JoeSavoldi, Jeff Gaylord, and Chavo Guerrero. He next jumped to National Wrestling...
by Mario Savoldi) where he turned heel and under the management of The Duke (not Pete Doherty) won the ICW Heavyweight title from JoeSavoldi. Atlas lost...
built. In 1930, "Jumping Joe" Savoldi scored the first Notre Dame touchdown in the new stadium on a 98-yard kickoff return. Savoldi is also known as "the...
of Boston in the late 1980s, promoted by Angelo and Mario Savoldi, and Mario's son JoeSavoldi. After forming a working agreement with World Class Championship...
the original booking. In addition, Zbyszko quickly dropped the title to Joe Stecher, a rival of Ed Lewis, making the situation worse for the Trio. Stecher...
team to have been his best offensively before the departure of Jumping JoeSavoldi. Rockne was struck with illness in 1929, and the de facto head coach...
Burma (1946-1948), later the Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1950-1955 JoeSavoldi, 65, Italian-born Office of Strategic Services agent, American football...
built. In 1930, "Jumping Joe" Savoldi scored the first Notre Dame touchdown in the new stadium on a 98-yard kickoff return. Savoldi is also known as "the...
Pete Doherty, "Dangerous" Danny Davis, Angelo Savoldi, Mario Savoldi, "Jumpin" JoeSavoldi and Tommy Savoldi. "NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles...
by "Jumping Joe" Savoldi on a 98-yard kickoff return. The official dedication was a week later, on October 11 against Navy, and Savoldi scored three...