Joseph J. Scarpello (January 16, 1923 – November 9, 1999) was an American wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman and later a professional wreslter. 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]
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- American Wrestling Association
- AWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Ilio DiPaolo
References
edit- ^ Joe Scarpello. National Wrestling Hall Of Fame
- ^ "Joseph James Scarpello". HawkeyesSports.
- ^ Joe Scarpello. Omaha Central
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Joe Scarpello « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch".
- ^ Oliver, Greg (September 29, 2000). "From the Olympics to Pros". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
Further reading
editGeneral
- "Scarpello Points for Brand" (PDF). Daily Iowan. Iowa City, Iowa. May 28, 1948. p. 2.