Professional Wrestler. He is considered to be America's first Wrestling Champion. Learned wrestling in the Union Army camps during the Civil War. When the war was over he became a police officer. In 1881 he retired from being a police officer and became a full time professional athlete, one of the very first in American history, in any sport.
Professional Wrestler. He is considered to be America's first Wrestling Champion. Learned wrestling in the Union Army camps during the Civil War. When the war was over he became a police officer. In 1881 he retired from being a police officer and became a full time professional athlete, one of the very first in American history, in any sport.
Bio by: Hilda Duell
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