Joe Scarpello
{{short description|American wrestler (1923–1999)}}
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|birth_date = January 16, 1923
| birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
| death_date = November 9, 1999 (aged 76)
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| weight = 174.5 lb
| sport = Wrestling
Professional Wrestling
| event = Greco-Roman
Folkstyle
| country = United States
| team = USA
| collegeteam = Iowa
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{{MedalSport | Men's Greco-Roman wrestling }}
{{MedalCompetition|Collegiate Wrestling}}
{{MedalCountry|the Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling}}
{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1947 NCAA Wrestling Championships|Heavyweight}}
{{MedalBronze|1948 NCAA Wrestling Championships|Heavyweight}}
{{MedalSilver|1949 NCAA Wrestling Championships|Heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold|1950 NCAA Wrestling Championships|Heavyweight}}
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Joseph J. Scarpello (January 16, 1923 – November 9, 1999) was an American wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman and later a professional wrestler. Scarpello was also a two-time NCAA wrestling champion at Iowa.[https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio_by_name/joe-scarpello Joe Scarpello]. National Wrestling Hall Of Fame{{cite web|url=https://hof.hawkeyesports.com/inductees/scarpello/|title=Joseph James Scarpello|publisher=HawkeyesSports}} He was an alternate to the Olympics in 1948 to gold medalist Glen Brand whom Scarpello had defeated the previous year for the NCAA title.[https://nebhalloffame.org/joe-scarpello-omaha-central/ Joe Scarpello]. Omaha Central
After graduating from college he became a professional wrestler from 1949 until 1981 where he mainly worked for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association in Minnesota.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=10851&gimmick=Joe+Scarpello|title=Joe Scarpello « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch |first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=}}{{cite web |author=Oliver, Greg |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2000/09/29/from-the-olympics-to-the-pros/ |title=From the Olympics to Pros |access-date =January 6, 2025 |date =September 29, 2000 |work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=Canoe.com}}
Championships and accomplishments
- Al Haft Sports
- American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shag Thomas
- American Wrestling Association
- AWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ilio DiPaolo
- Midwest Wrestling Association
- MWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- Nebraska Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2019
References
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Further reading
General
- {{cite news |date=May 28, 1948 |title=Scarpello Points for Brand |page=2 |url=https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1948/di1948-05-28.pdf |work=Daily Iowan |location=Iowa City, Iowa }}
External links
- [https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/joe-scarpello/ Joe Scarpello at OWW.com]
- [https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=8323 Joe Scarpello at Wrestlingdata.com]
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Category:Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes wrestlers
Category:American male sport wrestlers
Category:American male professional wrestlers
Category:Professional wrestlers from Nebraska
Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers