Danny Hodge

American boxer, professional and amateur wrestler (1932–2020)

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Born

13 May 1932, Perry

Died

25 December 2020, Perry

Citizenship

United States

Sport

boxing, professional wrestling, wrestling

Occupation

professional wrestler, boxer, amateur wrestler

Height

185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Dan 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, 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.

Competitions

Awards and honours

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

External links

• Wikipedia
• BoxRec
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1161139 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.