Tom Jenkins (August 3, 1872 – June 19, 1957) was an American professional wrestler who held the
American Heavyweight Championship three times around the turn of the 20th century. On May 4, 1905 at
Madison Square Garden
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he wrestled for the newly created
World Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship
The World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship was the first recognized professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created in 1905 to identify the best catch as catch can wrestler in the world.
The subsequent legacy of the championsh ...
, but lost to
George Hackenschmidt. He later taught at the
United States Military Academy
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at West Point (1905–1942) and from 1912 to 1943 he also taught wrestling and boxing at the New York Military Academy at Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.
Championships and accomplishments
Professional wrestling
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George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
**Class of 2006
*
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**Class of 2022
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Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
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Pioneer Era (2008)
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Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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Class of 1996
*Other championships
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American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
See also
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American Heavyweight Championship
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Frank Gotch
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Farmer Burns
Martin Burns (February 15, 1861 – January 8, 1937), nicknamed Farmer Burns, was an American catch wrestler, wrestling coach, and teacher. Born in Cedar County, Iowa, he started wrestling as a teenager and made money traveling around the Midw ...
References
External links
Tom Jenkins from the IWIM WebsiteCited with Frank Gotch on Encyclopædia Britannica Online
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*Who's Who of Sports Champions by Ralph Hickok. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company—Jenkins is mentioned in an article about Frank Gotch
1872 births
1957 deaths
American catch wrestlers
American male professional wrestlers
People associated with physical culture
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Professional wrestlers from Ohio
People from Bedford, Ohio
Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Army Black Knights wrestling coaches
College boxing coaches in the United States
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