Tom Jenkins (wrestler)

Tom Jenkins (August 3, 1872 – June 19, 1957) was an American professional wrestler who held the American Heavyweight Championship three times around the turn of the 20th century. On May 4, 1905 at Madison Square Garden, he wrestled for the newly created World Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship, but lost to George Hackenschmidt. He later taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point (1905–1942) and from 1912 to 1943, he also taught wrestling and boxing at the New York Military Academy at Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

• George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2006
• International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2022
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Pioneer Era (2008)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
  • Class of 1996
• Other championships
  • American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

See also

• American Heavyweight Championship
• Frank Gotch
• Farmer Burns

References

External links

• Tom Jenkins from the IWIM Website
• American Heavyweight Title History
• Cited with Frank Gotch on Encyclopædia Britannica Online
• Tom Jenkins's profile at Cagematch.net
• Who's Who of Sports Champions by Ralph Hickok. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company—Jenkins is mentioned in an article about Frank Gotch