![]() ![]() Pat had started wrestling earlier that year, and over the years I had shared with him the legend of Danny Hodge, his undefeated record at OU, his Olympic medal, his Gold Glove title, his pro wrestling career and of course his legendary feat of crushing apples in his bare fist. “I leaned down to Pat and told him that was Danny Hodge and that he should go shake his hand. My 12-year-old son and I stopped into the Braums on 1-35 in Edmond for a late night ice cream cone, and as we were standing there I saw that the great Danny Hodge was in the line in front of us. “My first encounter with Danny Hodge was in February of 2000. ![]() ![]() I hope that you can write a story about him and tell the rest of the world he was more than just a wrestler. ![]() There is a part of Danny Hodge you may not know about and I think you should. “As you probably know, Danny Hodge died on Christmas Day. I’m sharing it so that you can get a little insight into Hodge. Mark Verity of Edmond sent along an email that well explains Hodge’s hold on wrestling and wrestling’s hold on Hodge. A man who promoted the sport his entire life, even down to his iron-grip handshake. A three-time NCAA champion at OU, in a career in which he never was taken down. ![]()
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