What is Danny Hodge?
[[File:Danny Hodge - WRESTLING NEWS 15 June 1972 VOL 1 NO 1 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Daniel Allen Hodge''' (May 13, 1932 – December 25, 2020) was an American wrestler and boxer. He was born and raised in [[Perry, Oklahoma]].<ref>https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=HO003</ref> He was known for being able to crush apples with one hand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://okgazette.com/2013/05/14/attempting-a-reversal |title=Attempting a reversal: Oklahoma’s wrestling greats grapple with the International Olympics Committee to return the sport to the games. |date=May 15, 2013 |last=Fairley |first=Tim |access-date=May 19, 2013 |work=[[Oklahoma Gazette]] |archive-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024063347/http://okgazette.com/2013/05/14/attempting-a-reversal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won a silver medal at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]]. Hodge died of [[Alzheimer's disease]]-related problems in Perry on December 25, 2020 at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Nason|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|date=2020-12-26|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/danny-hodge-passes-away-88-years-old-328626|access-date=2020-12-26|title=Danny Hodge Passes Away at 88 Years Old}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodge, Danny}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States]] [[Category:American wrestlers]] [[Category:American boxers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Oklahoma]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}