Joe Dubuque (born May 17, 1982) is an American former wrestler commonly referred to as "The Champ". He wrestling collegiately at

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. Dubuque is from Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

Wrestling career

Dubuque attended

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in Glen Ridge,

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, where he was a two-time state champion wrestler. Competing for

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, Dubuque won an

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Division I wrestling title at 125 pounds in 2005, beating Kyle Ott of the

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2–0. In 2006, he repeated as champion, beating

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. Dubuque was also an All-American in 2004, wrestling back from a preliminary round pin. Dubuque was the first wrestler in Indiana University history to be a two-time national champion. Dubuque served as the assistant wrestling coach for

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wrestling team from 2007 to 2009. Dubuque then returned to Bloomington as an assistant coach for Indiana University for the 2010 season. In 2012, Dubuque returned to New Jersey to be an assistant coach at

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. He earned a bachelor's degree in recreation sports management from Indiana.

References

1982 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Glen Ridge High School alumni Indiana Hoosiers wrestlers Hofstra Pride wrestling coaches Sportspeople from Glen Ridge, New Jersey {{US-wrestling-bio-stub