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Danny Hodge

1932 - 2020

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Danny Hodge is the 365th most popular wrestler (down from 264th in 2024), the 11,986th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,150th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Danny Hodge ranks 365 out of 1,027. Before him are Santino Marella, Aleksandar Tomov, Takanohana Kōji, Vasile Pușcașu, John Smith, and Adam Saitiev. After him are Fandango, Greg Valentine, Brie Bella, Matt Ghaffari, Choi Min-ho, and Miriam Blasco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Danny Hodge ranks 535. Before him are Lamar Hunt, Malcolm Bradbury, Andrew Young, Susan Oliver, Enrique Múgica, and Howard Hodgkin. After him are Michael McClure, Bob McGrath, Jake Garn, Alexander Goehr, Andrea Mead Lawrence, and Jackie Henderson. Among people deceased in 2020, Danny Hodge ranks 732. Before him are Ahmed Radhi, Timothy Ray Brown, Diana Serra Cary, Enrique Múgica, Haruma Miura, and Karel Neffe. After him are Michael McClure, Naya Rivera, J. I. Packer, Ivan Utrobin, Bhanu Athaiya, and Dawn Wells.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Danny Hodge ranks 11,988 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenn Greenwald (1967), Karen Silkwood (1946), Kawhi Leonard (1991), Earl Van Dorn (1820), Ed Markey (1946), and David Ramsey (1971). After him are Trick-Trick (1973), Louise Fazenda (1895), Pauline Bush (1886), Michael McClure (1932), St. Vincent (1982), and Billy Higgins (1936).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Danny Hodge ranks 153. Before him are Paul Orndorff (1949), Kamala (1950), Gangrel (1969), Chad Gable (1986), Scotty 2 Hotty (1973), and John Smith (1965). After him are Fandango (1981), Greg Valentine (1951), Brie Bella (1983), Dean Malenko (1960), Dolph Ziggler (1980), and Xavier Woods (1986).

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