Joe Scarpello
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| Born | January 16, 1923 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 9, 1999 (aged 76) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174.5 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling Professional Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph J. Scarpello (January 16, 1923 – November 9, 1999) was an American wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman and later a professional wrestler. Scarpello was also a two-time NCAA wrestling champion at Iowa.[1][2] He was an alternate to the Olympics in 1948 to gold medalist Glen Brand whom Scarpello had defeated the previous year for the NCAA title.[3]
After graduating from college he became a professional wrestler from 1949 until 1981 where he mainly worked for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association in Minnesota.[4][5]
Championships and accomplishments
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- American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shag Thomas
- American Wrestling Association
- AWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ilio DiPaolo
- Midwest Wrestling Association
- MWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- Nebraska Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2019
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Joe Scarpello. National Wrestling Hall Of Fame
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Further reading
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