Verne Gagne: A Wrestler’s Wrestler
By Bill Murdock Published in 1992 In the annals of wrestling lore, before there was Danny Hodge, before there was Dan Gable, there was Verne Gagne. As with many champions Verne started wrestling early. Not grappling with opponents on the mat but wrestling with chores on his family farm in Hamel, Minn. Milking nine cows [...]