DID YOU KNOW...
Before the 16th president took office, Abraham Lincoln was declared a wrestling champion. The 6'4" president had only one loss among his around 300 contests. He earned a reputation for this in New Salem, Illinois, as an elite fighter. Eventually, he earned his county's wrestling championship.
That was fascinating, thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteDid not know that. That was a lot of bouts and a fun fact.
ReplyDeleteHe wrestled with a lot more than physical opponents.
ReplyDeleteWow! I did not know this. Thanks for the history lesson.
ReplyDeleteI did not know that. He looks too skinny to be wrestling, looks as if his bones would snap like twigs.
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I didn't - but David is right. And suspect that some of his other fights were harder.
I have a distant memory of reading something about this, but gosh... an elite fighter? What fun!
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