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Jack Van Bebber
Nickname: Blackjack
From: Perry, OK
Birthday: Jul 27th
Feds Worked For: TSW, El Paso Wrestling Association (NM/TX), M & M Promotions (NM/TX)
Notable Feuds: Rod Fenton, Dick Kanthe
Other Facts: -Real name was Jack Francis Van Bebber
-At age 6, he was thrown from a wagon and severely injured when he was run over by the metal-rimmed wagon wheels. He was told he might be crippled for life.
-3-Time NCAA National Champion
-Competed in the 1932 Olympics. He won a gold medal in the freestyle welterweight division. The schedule of events was changed unbeknownst to him and even though he had advanced to the finals, he had to run part of the way to the match, resulting in him arriving just minutes before his match.
-Named on of the top 10 greatest amateur athletes of the first half of the 20th century in 1950
-Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 1976
-Passed away on April 13, 1986 at the age of 78
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