Carlton Haselrig (born January 22, 1966) is a former heavyweight wrestler and NFL player. Haselrig wrestled for University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He is the only person to win six NCAA titles in wrestling, three times in Division II and three times in Division I, all six for Pitt-Johnstown. Haselrig then moved on to professional football, where he played five seasons in the NFL. In 2008, he made his mixed martial arts debut in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Wrestling
Haselrig won PIAA Pennsylvania state high school championship in 1984 despite not wrestling during the regular season due to Johnstown High's lack of a wrestling team.
Haselrig won a junior world freestyle title in 1986, and a world junior Greco-Roman title in 1985 while competing for the United States.
While in college Haselrig would defeat future NCAA and Olympic champion Kurt Angle. In 2009, he was inducted into Pitt-Johnstown's Athletics Hall of Fame.
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NFL
After a brief run wrestling on the international level, Haselrig turned his attention to pro football. Despite never having played football in college, Haselrig was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and became a Pro Bowl offensive guard in his third NFL season. After four years with the Steelers, Haselrig spent one season with the New York Jets before retiring from the NFL.
Mixed martial arts
Haselrig made his professional MMA debut on April 19, 2008 for Battle Cage Xtreme IV in Atlantic City against IFL veteran Shane Ott. He defeated Shane Ott by a technical knockout at 4:09 in the first round. Haselrig defeated Carlos Moreno on May 31, 2008 during the undercard of EliteXC's first-ever CBS telecast. He displayed his superior wrestling skills during the first round keeping Carlos on the mat. Carlos did not return to the ring for the second round.
Mixed martial arts record
References
Carlton now has his own day. Jan 19, is now Carlton Haselrig day in Johnstown PA.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160122102236/http://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2016-01-20/college-wrestling-carlton-haselrig-day-celebrated-pennsylvania
External links
- Professional MMA record for Carlton Haselrig from Sherdog
- Audio for interview with wrestling411.tv
Source of article : Wikipedia
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