Frank Gotch is a true pioneer in the world of wrestling. The first American professional wrestler to win the World Heavyweight Freestyle Championship, Gotch is credited by historians for popularizing ...

It’s called one of the biggest fiascoes in Chicago sports history. The “Russian Lion” vs. the Iowa farmer at White Sox Park: On Sept. 4, 1911, the pro heavyweight championship rematch between George ...

"Frank Gotch emerged as the greatest wrestler in Humboldt, then the state of Iowa, then America, and then the world." said Mike Chapman, a devoted wrestling writer and historian from Iowa who spoke at ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Pioneering nephrologist Frank A. Gotch, who used kinetic ...

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Both are credited as being the greatest in their respective era's. Frank Gotch and Kurt Angle, two names that define technical wrestling. Both had a lot of success in the ring but who would win in ...

WATERLOO - The reason for the sport of wrestling's popularity in Iowa has been debated for years. There is probably more than one correct answer. But if asked, many respected Iowa state figures on ...

The style of wrestling that Iowan Frank Gotch popularized across the country is returning to the hometown of the legendary mat figure. The Catch Wrestling Alliance will hold the Frank Gotch World ...

In the wake of Brock Lesnar’s win over Frank Mir at UFC 100 we are experiencing a focus on personality and theatrics in the fight game. Rather than allow this to simply be passed over as a product of ...

The Japanese tourist riding his motorcycle past vast stretches of Iowa cornfields might have seemed lost as he crossed the east fork of the Des Moines River and pulled up to an isolated two-story ...