1922 - 2012
Josiah Henson American Wrestling
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Details
| First Name |
Josiah
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| Last Name |
Henson
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| Birthday |
24th February, 1922
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| Birthplace |
Bristow, Oklahoma
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| Died |
4th April, 2012
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| Place of Death |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Wrestling
|
Josiah "Joe" Henson (24 February 1922 – 4 April 2012) was an American freestyle wrestler and a career U.S. Navy officer. In 1952 he won the AAU wrestling championships without losing a single point and was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. The same year he won an Olympic bronze medal. Henson attended every Summer Olympics from 1952 to 2000 in various capacities, as a competitor, referee, member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and acting president of the World Taekwondo Federation. He served a four-year term as chairman of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Committee and later became the AAU president. In 2006, he was named a distinguished member of the U.S. National Wrestling Hall of Fame, joining his elder brother and former Naval Academy Assistant Wrestling Coach Dr. Stanley W. Henson. He was elected to the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012.
