Tom Jenkins (wrestler)
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| Tom Jenkins | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Tom Jenkins |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] |
| Born | August 3, 1872[1] |
| Died | 1957[1] |
| Billed from | Bedford, Ohio[1] |
| Trained by | Luke Lamb of Cleveland[1] |
Tom Jenkins was an American catch wrestler who held the American Heavyweight Championship three times around the turn of the twentieth century. He later taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame - inducted in 2006
- Pioneer Era inductee to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2008)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame - inducted in 1996
[edit] References
[edit] External sources
- Tom Jenkins from the IWIM Website
- American Heavyweight Title History
- Cited with Frank Gotch on Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- [Who's Who of Sports Champions by Ralph Hickok. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company -- Jenkins is mentioned in an article about Frank Gotch]
[edit] See also
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