Dan Hodge pins his opponent

[hiphopfan3051]

imagin angle vs hodge in a amatuer match

[hypersphere]

Would've been easier to pin him if he hit him with the legdrop first.

[tomcarr184]

This is Hodge pinning Ron Flemming of Franklin and Marshall at the 1957 NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh. Notices the F-M on Flemming's uniform.

[Psycho5275]

It takes a hell of a man to do what he did in Mat Wrestling (don't call them Amateurs) A Pro Wrestler and A Boxer. Hell if MMA was big then he would have been all over it. and don't forget Apple Crushing and Plier Breaking

[tsirtsis2534]

sweet video, not the olympics though

[chstrumpetdude]

My grandpa went to the same high school, had the same wrestling coach, and knew each other's families in Perry, OK

[ideamark]

This is the 177 lb finals of the 1957 NCAAs at Univ of Pittsburgh -- Oklahoma's DAN HODGE pinned Ron Flemming of Franklin & Marshall to win his third college title.

[CUwrestler149]

this just shows how much wrestling has changed

[songoku350]

Danny Hodge's pinky finger alone would murder every wrestler on the WWE roster (including that wanna be tough guy fag, Randy Orton)

[ya5mam5]

@songoku350 Bryan Danielson says hello. Hodge isn't fit to even lace up Tamura's boots for mat skill.

[mrwrestler87]

this looks more like ncaa footage while he was wrestling at oklahoma. given away by his okie singlet and his opponents headgear....

[oldaardvark]

@mrwrestler87

Yes--unless Franklin & Marshall has an Olympic team.

[ChomTom619]

Dan Hodge- proper BadAss.

Ahead of his time, could of done very well in MMA.

[MrWalletto]

Ya hes one of the greats. Hes one of my cousins and a hell of a nice guy.

[buddmann]

Simply the TOUGHEST SOB ever!

[ACDCPorqua]

Yep. Thats my cousin. he lives in oklahoma california in his eightys and trained jimmy snuka and won 2 light heveyweght championships.

trust me i know him.

[Cosmos0]

Tell him Khosro Vaziri, AKA The Iron Sheik, has much respect for him.

[alastairhewitt]

did they have the half nelson back then?

[BooBooLane]

There is nothing on Y/T of Myron Roderick or the Keller twins. Bad. Very, very bad.

[BooBooLane]

Before there was Cael, there was Dan Hodge; Olympic gold eluded this great man though.

[alastairhewitt]

before there was gable is more like it

[ZAtiger]

Dan Hodge is such an inspiration. He can still CRUSH an apple with ONE hand at the age of 71.

[ideamark]

Incredible video! Thanks for sharing!

I believe this is the 177-pound championship match at the 1957 NCAAs -- Hodge vs Ron Flemming of Franklin & Marshall. For photos and info on Hodge, visit http://sports.groups.yahoo.com­/group/Fans_of_Dan_Hodge/

[LevisWrestler]

Great wrestling.