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Posted by KKW:

Let's see how many famous people we can name who wrestled at one time in their life. Actors, Presidents, pro ballplayers, Senators, etc.

 

Jay Leno

Kevin James (king of Queens)

Ray Lewis

Robin Williams

Silas Gaither (survivor Africa)-- GTown Houston HS's Own!!!

Vince McMahon

Somebody (think it was Louise on Tennwrestling.com) had a COMPLETE list of Celebs.....I'll go look and post again later

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We (we = another wrestling discussion group I'm in) have been assembling a list. Here's what we have so far.

 

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Chester Arthur, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight Eisenhower, Ulysses S Grant, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler, George Washington

 

 

U.S. SENATE

The late John Chafee (former senator from Rhode Island), Lincoln Chafee (current senator from RI), Chuck Hagel (Nebraska), John McCain (Arizona), Paul Wellstone (Minnesota)

 

 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The late Carl Albert (former Speaker of the House, from Oklahoma), current Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (Illinois), Brad Glass, Greg Ganske (Iowa), Jim Leach (Iowa), Jim Nussle (Iowa)

 

 

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Frank Carlucci, Donald Rumsfeld

 

 

WHITE HOUSE STAFF

George Stephanopolis, Ari Fleischer

 

 

OTHER POLITICIANS

Arne Carlson (former governor of Minnesota)

 

 

ACTORS/COMEDIANS

William Baldwin, the late John Belushi, Tom Cruise, Tony Danza, Kirk Douglas, the late Chris Farley, Al Franken, the late Victor French (TV show Highway to Heaven), PeeWee Herman (Paul Ruebens in HS in Florida), Harvey Keitel, Ashton Kutcher (That 70s Show), Jay Leno, Mario Lopez, Bill Maher, Howie Mandel, Jay Mohr, the late Nat Pendleton (1920s Olympic wrestler, 1930s movie actor), Tom Sullivan, Mr. T. (Laurence Turead), Tab Thacker, Vince Vaughn, Tim Van Patten, Robin Williams

 

 

AMERICAN HEROES

Jeremy Glick (aboard United flight 93 on 9/11/2001), Tommy Norris (Medal of Honor winner for actions in Vietnam)

 

 

ASTRONAUTS

Joe Allen, Michael Collins

 

 

AUTHORS

Terry Davis (Vision Quest), John Irving (The World According to Garp), the late Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Ron Kovic (Born of the Fourth of July)

 

 

BUSINESS LEADERS

Rocky Aoki (Benihana Restaurants), Scott Beck (Boston Market), James Bigger (Nestle), Ben Bishop (Bethlehem Steel), Dan Cathy (Chick-fil-a), John Filer (Aetna), Stephen Friedman (Goldman Sachs), Robert Hannan (Thrift Drug), Henry Kravis (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.), James Macalear (SMS Corp.), Ron McGruder (Olive Garden), Art Martori (Production Farm Management), David Pottruck (Charles Schwab), Edward Rust (State Farm), Arthur Rutzen (Wells Fargo), John Vaughan (Alco Standard)

 

 

MILITARY LEADERS

Denny Benchoff (3-star general), the late Greg "Pappy" Boyington, Gen. Charles C. Krulak, Rear Admiral William J. McDaniel, George Patton, Al Rushotz, retired Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf

 

 

MUSICIANS

The late Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), the late Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon), Maynard James Keenan (Tool), the late Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)

 

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Art Baker, Walter Barnes, Harris Barton, Brad Benson, Bob Bruenig, Tom Cousineau, Tom Covert, Roger Craig, Curley Culp, Larry Czonka, Dan Dierdorff, Jim Everett, Bill Fralic, Doug "Bubba" France, Bill George, Charlie Getty, LeRoi Glover, Bob Golic, Darrien Gordon, Scottie Graham, Tim Green, Archie Griffin, Nick Greisen, John Hannah, Carlton Haselrig, Ron Heller, Chad Hennings, Jay Hilgenberg, Bo Jackson, Henry Jordan, Dave Joyner, John Jurkovich, Alex Karras, Tim Krumrie, Ernie Ladd, Jess Lewis, Ray Lewis, Ronnie Lott, Kirk Loudermilk, Joel Mackovica, Mickey Marvin, Napoleon McCallum, Mark McDonald, Chris McIntosh, Greg Meisner, Jim Nance, Lorenzo Neal, Stephen Neal, Jeremy Newberry, Chuck Noll, Leo Nomellini, Chuke Nwokoric, Jonathan Ogden, Irv Pankey, David Patten, Bob Pickens, Jim Plunkett, Mike Pyle, Eric Rhett, Cory Schlesinger, Tony Siragusa, Fred Smerlas, Dave Szott, Kyle Turley, Tommy Vardell, John Ward, Fred Weary, Charles White, Ricky Williams, Greg Wojochowski

 

 

OLYMPIC ATHLETES IN OTHER SPORTS WHO ONCE WRESTLED

Mark Lenzi (diving), Sugar Ray Leonard (boxing), Jason Morris (judo), Jimmy Pedro (judo), Brian Shimer (bobsled), Jim Thorpe (early 20th century decathlete)

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES (other than NFL)

Brett Butler (baseball), Pat Day (horse racing), Kevin Harvick (NASCAR), Larry Holmes (boxing), Glenn Hubbard (baseball), Jeremy Rose (horse racing), Bill Shoemaker (horse racing), Spud Webb (basketball); No Holds Barred (UFC/Octagon) competitors Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, Kevin Jackson, Kevin Randleman, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock

 

 

SCIENCE

Dr. Norman Borlaug (Nobel prize winner), William Kerslake (NASA scientist)

 

 

SPORTS BROADCASTERS

Roone Arledge, Jim Lampley, Bill Macatee

 

 

SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT (pro rasslers who were amateur wrestlers)

Kurt Angle, Bob Backlund, Shelton Benjamin, Jack Brisco, Dory Funk (Dorrance Funk at Indiana State), Verne Gagne, Dan Hodge, Dick Hutton, Brock Lesnar, Earl McCready, Nat Pendleton, Brad Rheingans, Bob Roop, Joe Scarpello, Ruffy Silverstein (Ralph Silverstein at Illinois), the Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Rechsteiner at Michigan), the late Chris Taylor, Mr. Wrestling/Tim Woods (Tim Woodin at Michigan State),

 

 

TV NEWSCASTERS/PERSONALITIES

Geraldo Rivera, Andy Rooney :):)

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