Famous Mormons in Wrestling
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Rulon Gardner |
The "Mormon farm boy" from Afton, Wyoming, "miracle on the mat." His
gold-medal victory in the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling is called the
greatest upset in Olympic wrestling history.
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Aaron Holker All-American 1999 |
NCAA wrestling champion. Aaron is a Mormon that grew up in Minnesota and moved to Utah while in Jr. High. Aaron won an NCAA title at 141 lbs. At BYU: he became BYU's first All-American since 1987 with his seventh-place 133-pound finish at the 1999 NCAA Championship | |
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Don Leo Jonathan |
"Latest wrestling sensation in the mid-west is 225 pound Don Leo
Jonathan, Mormon grappler of Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a chip off the
old block. His father, Brother Jonathan was a star athlete. Don, 22
years of age, stands 6'5" in height. He uses spectacular leaps and
twists in his wrestling activities and follows up with body slams. Don
is a handsome chap who will go far in the heavyweight division." Source: Wrestling As You Like It, 20 Nov 1954
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 Ernie Moore at the autograph table with Ms B Haven and Mayhem.
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Ernie Moore "Executioner" |
Ernie Moore Born December 21, 1939 in Hamilton, Ontario AKA: The Executioner, The Hangman
he year was 1965 in Michigan, (two years after he
was married, as Moore remembers it), and promoter Harry Light
was in a quandary because one of The Hangmen couldn't make it.
He asked Moore to don one of the masks, and things changed.
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Jason Ray |
Professional wrestler "Made in Japan"
Wrestler: Jason Ray Real Name:
Jason Ray Nope Birthday:
September 16, 1974 Hometown:
Lake Charles, Louisiana Marital
Status: Single Height &
Weight: 6'2" - 255 lbs
Trained by: Mickey Henry
Debut: November 10, 1995
Previous Gimmicks: "Made in Japan"
Finishing Move: Hokkaido-Sault
(Corkscrew moonsault) Favorite Moves:
Figure Four Leglock |
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Cael Sanderson Wrestling (USA) gold 2004 Athens |
He is the only undefeated, four-time champion
in NCAA history. He graduated from Iowa State University. He
is the all time NCAA record holder in Division I with a career record of
159-0.&nbs[; He won the gold medal in his weight class (74-84kg). Source: Iowa State Cyclones Cael is the youngest, the tallest and the most successful wrestler of this Mormon trio.
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Mark Schultz |
Distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Former head
wrestling coach at BYU. B.S. and M.S. in physical education. Olympic
wrestling champion. Two-time world wrestling champion. Ultimate fighting
champion. 1983 winner of the Big 8 Medallion Outstanding Male
Scholar/Athlete. Four-time National Open Freestyle Wrestling Champion.
Three-time NCAA Wrestling Champion. Northern California All-Around
Gymnastics Champion. Voted “Outstanding Wrestler” at the 1982 NCAA
Championships. USA Wrestling “Athlete of the Year”. Source: Mark Schultz.com His Olympic gold medal and two additional World championships place him among a mere handful of America’s elite wrestlers. 4-time National Freestyle, 3-time NCAA, 2-time World, 1984 Olympic, and UFC IX Champion.
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Jimmy "Super Fly" Snuka |
Born James Reiher, Snuka started wrestling in 1969. He became the WCCW champion in 1977. He worked for NWA in the '70s with Buddy Rogers as his manager. He came to limelight in the 1980s with the WWF, feuding with Rowdy Piper. He was perhaps the first high flying wrestler in the pro-wrestling history, giving birth to the new high-flying style of wrestling... He was the first man to jump off the top of a cage match! Snuka left WWF for a long time, but he came back in 1992 to ECW. He is currently in AWA. | |
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Dustin Tillman |
Columbia 165-pound wrestler Dustin Tillman has returned to the Lions'
program after a two-year Mormon mission which found him in Dallas,
Texas, and speaking in Mandarin Chinese. The mission was of his own choosing and it followed a highly publicized choice by his cousin to do something to make a difference. His cousin — Pat Tillman — died in Afghanistan while serving his country in April of 2004. |
