Danny Hodge

Danny Hodge
	Hodge, then aged 80, crushing an apple with one hand at the Oklahoma House of Representatives in May 2013
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Allen Hodge
Born	May 13, 1932; Perry, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	December 24, 2020 (aged 88); Perry, Oklahoma, U.S.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oklahoma Sooners
NCAA Championships

Daniel 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,^[1] 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.^[2]

^ Fairley, Tim (May 15, 2013). "Attempting a reversal: Oklahoma's wrestling greats grapple with the International Olympics Committee to return the sport to the games". Oklahoma Gazette. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ Melok, Bobby (March 27, 2013). "The most badass wrestler stories ever told". WWE. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[1] Fairley, Tim (May 15, 2013). "Attempting a reversal: Oklahoma's wrestling greats grapple with the International Olympics Committee to return the sport to the games". Oklahoma Gazette. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[:0-2] Melok, Bobby (March 27, 2013). "The most badass wrestler stories ever told". WWE. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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