Dropkick

DROPKICK / Notre Dame / Chicago Bears / Pro Wrestling / O.S.S. Special Ops WWII / Secret Agent / Henderson KY. Science Teacher

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@JoeSavoldi original #dropkick was nasty. Landing flat on his back against the plywood boxing ring surface took a heavy toll over the years.

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Originator of the original standing DROPKICK:

"Jumping Joe" Savoldi

1930's boxing ring / no spring under rock-hard canvas

Joe landed flat on his back or on elbows-- eventually crushing the ulnar nerves in both elbows and fracturing multiple vertebrae over decades in the ring

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Ever heard of an #AllAmerican RB @NDFootball + pro #wrestling world champ + created #dropkick + Special Ops #WWII ?https://t.co/oMy8cBUylF

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Most people don't know #NotreDame All-American running back @realJumpingJoe was originator of the flying #dropkick https://t.co/SFzdRrVcqb

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@JoeSavoldi @realJumpingJoe originator of the #dropkick -vs- the one and only, Ed "Strangler" Lewis at Madison Square Garden- May 15, 1933.