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Loyd "Pig" Arms was born September 24, 1919 in Sulphur, Oklahoma, United States. ==Wrestling career== Arms was a high school wrestler in the state of Oklahoma during the late 1930s. He wrestled in the heavyweight division, and captured the Oklahoma state heavyweight title in both 1938 and 1939. Following high school, he began wrestling at Oklahoma State University. Arms was named an All-American during his sophomore season in 1941. He placed third in the nation in the heavyweight division, after being pinned in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Arms would make history the following season. As a junior, he won the NCAA National Championship in the heavyweight division. He spent the next three years defending his country in World War II. After the conclusion of the war, Arms aimed to defend his title as the greatest heavyweight wrestler in the country. In the 1946 NCAA tournament, he was knocked out of title contention by George Bollas, a 300+ pound wrestler from Ohio State University. Arms placed fourth, and was named an All-American for the third time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loyd Arms」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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