Jerry Conine (born December 2, 1939) is an American former
wrestler,
American footballer and
American handball
American handball, known as handball in the United States and sometimes referred to as wallball, is a sport in which players use their hands to hit a small, rubber ball against a wall such that their opponent(s) cannot do the same without the bal ...
player. Conine competed in the
men's freestyle light heavyweight at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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, and played American football for
Washington State Cougars and the Tacoma Tyees.
Career
Conine competed in the
men's freestyle light heavyweight at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
,
finishing sixth overall.
[ Conine later won his event at the 1965 Association of American Universities national ]Greco-Roman wrestling
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championships.
Conine also played college football
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Unlike most ...
for Washington State Cougars, and American football for Tacoma Tyees in the North Pacific Football League
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. He missed part of the 1964 Tyees season to compete at the Olympics.
In 1970, Conine took up American handball
American handball, known as handball in the United States and sometimes referred to as wallball, is a sport in which players use their hands to hit a small, rubber ball against a wall such that their opponent(s) cannot do the same without the bal ...
. He finished second in the doubles event at the 1976 national championships.[
In 2006, Conine was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was inducted into the Southern California Handball Association hall of fame.][
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Personal life
Conine is from Tacoma, Washington, United States, and later lived in Riverside, California.[ His son Jeff played in the Major League Baseball,][ and his grandson ]Griffin
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played Minor League Baseball for the Miami Marlins
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The franc ...
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References
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1939 births
Living people
American male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers of the United States
Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington