Considered to be a physical specimen at University of Minnesota as a football player and wrestler of the early 1950s, LEO "THE LION" NOMELLINI still had a powerful physique as a pro wrestler (as seen here)
- Considered to be a physical specimen at University of Minnesota as a football player and wrestler of the early 1950s, LEO "THE LION" NOMELLINI still had a powerful physique as a pro wrestler (as seen here)
- BIG BILL MILLER was an imposing figure on the mat and on the gridiron at Ohio State in the early 1950s... and as professional wrestler, as seen here. After retiring, Miller used his veterinary training to open an animal clinic
- After a phenomenal amateur wrestling career at the Olympics and at the University of Oklahoma in the mid-1950s, DAN HODGE first became a boxer... but became disgusted with the dirty dealings, and switched to pro wrestling (as seen here)
- Iraqi native ADNAN KAISY had a brief career as an Oklahoma State All-American... then entered the pro ring, competing as BILLY WHITE WOLF (seen here), SHEIK ADNAN-AL KAISEY, and GENERAL ADNAN
- BOB MARELLA was a 1959 NCAA heavyweight finalist for Ithaca College. He found fame and fortune in the pro ring as GORILLA MONSOON, wrestler (seen here)...
- GORILLA MONSOON may be even more famous for his years as a WWF commentator (seen here)
- 1950s Michigan State All-American TIM WOODIN parlayed his amateur success into various pro ring personas, including TIM WOODS and masked good-guy MR WRESTLING (seen here in the white mask... because good guys wear white)
- DALE LEWIS was a two-time US Olympic wrestler and two-time NCAA heavyweight champ for the University of Oklahoma (1960-1961)... who then became a successful pro wrestler (as seen here)
- JIM RASCHKE, University of Nebraska wrestler of the early 1960s, became BARON von RASCHKE, German heel feared for his Claw hold, on display here.
- JACK BRISCO made a name for himself at Oklahoma State in the mid 1960s... but became even better known as a good-guy pro wrestling champ (as seen here)
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