Jim Duggan | |
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Duggan in October 2011
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Birth name | James Edward Duggan Jr. |
Born |
Glens Falls, New York |
January 14, 1954
Residence | Lugoff, South Carolina |
Spouse(s) | Debra Duggan (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
Website | Official website |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Hacksaw Duggan The Convict Derek Wood Jim Duggan King Duggan |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 270 lb (120 kg) - 293 lb (133 kg) |
Billed from | Glens Falls, New York |
Trained by | Fritz Von Erich |
Debut | 1979 |
James Edward "Jim" Duggan Jr. (born January 14, 1954), better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed with Global Force Wrestling and he is also signed to WWE on a Legends contract. His best-known character is that of an American patriot, which sees him use a 2x4 length of wood as a weapon, the battle cry "Hooo!" and the U-S-A! cheer.
In the WWF, Duggan was the winner of the first ever Royal Rumble match in 1988 and in WCW, he was a one time United States Heavyweight Champion and a one time (and the final) World Television Champion.
Duggan grew up in Glens Falls, New York, where he became a star athlete in high school. Duggan is of English and Scottish ancestry. He was raised Presbyterian. His father was the Chief of Police for the City of Glens Falls. Duggan was a letterman in football, track, wrestling, and basketball. In wrestling, Duggan won the New York State High School wrestling championship, unlimited weight class division – the first wrestler from Glens Falls to do so.