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Team Foxcatcher is a 2016 documentary film directed by Jon Greenhalgh telling the story of billionaire John du Pont 's involvement in the shaping of the US Olympic Wrestling Team by building expensive training facilities on his home property, called 'Foxcatcher'. For Dave Schultz, the United States' most successful wrestler at the time, loyalty ...
Mark Philip Schultz (born October 26, 1960) is a former American freestyle wrestler. Schultz was a 3-time NCAA champion, Olympic champion and 2-time World champion. In 1995, Schultz was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. [1] He is also in the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame, the California Wrestling Hall ...
Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical thriller - sports film produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I. du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du ...
Dave Schultz. David Lesley Schultz (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American Olympic and World champion freestyle wrestler, and a seven-time World and Olympic medalist. He coached individuals and teams at the college level and also privately. Dave and his brother, wrestler Mark Schultz, both won gold at the same Olympics (1984).
present. Dark Side of the Ring is a Canadian [1] documentary television series produced by Vice Studios Canada. It premiered on April 10, 2019 on Vice TV in the United States, and airs in Canada on Crave's streaming and TV network. The show focuses primarily on dark and often untold stories from the world of professional wrestling and is known ...
John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American convicted murderer. Heir to the du Pont family fortune, [1] he was a published ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, and sports enthusiast. Du Pont died in prison while serving a sentence of thirteen-to-thirty years for the murder of Dave Schultz.
San Antonio, Texas. Founder (s) Joe Blanchard. Owner (s) Joe Blanchard. Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joe Blanchard and based [1] in San Antonio, Texas, from 1978 to 1985, when it was purchased by Texas All-Star Wrestling and absorbed into that company.
Severn has a long history in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. His amateur wrestling career started in high school and according to many was an "absolute machine" at 191.5 pounds. He won both sports' national championships in 1976 and was named the "Outstanding High School wrestler in the nation". Before his 18th birthday, he placed in the ...