Inside Biography
- 1 Who is Jim Duggan?
- 2 Jim Duggan: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Nationality, Ethnicity
- 3 Jim Duggan: Education, School/College University
- 4 Jim Duggan: Professional Life and Career
- 5 Jim Duggan: Awards, Nominations
- 6 Jim Duggan: Net Worth($2M), Income, Salary
- 7 Jim Duggan: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal
- 8 Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
- 9 Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
Who is Jim Duggan?
Jim Duggan is an American wrestler who is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Also, he is one of the best-known characters on the show. He was a one time (and the final) World Television Champion and a one time United States Heavyweight Champion. He is known by the ring name as “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan.
Jim Duggan: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Nationality, Ethnicity
He was born on January 14, 1954, in Glens Falls, New York, USA. His birth name is James Edward Duggan Jr. He was born to father James Edward Duggan Sr., the Chief of police for the City of Glens Falls and mother Celia Duggan. He has not disclosed any information about his siblings.
Jim holds American citizenship but his ethnicity is unknown.
Jim Duggan: Education, School/College University
He attended the New York State High School and then joined the Ohio State University. But, he joined Southern Methodist University (SMU) in order to play football.
Jim Duggan: Professional Life and Career
He was interested in football, track, wrestling, and basketball during his early age. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League after he finished his college. But he was released from the team due to a knee injury.
He started his professional wrestling career in the year 1979 and the first match was against Gino Hernandez. After that, he got the attention of Vince McMahon, Sr. and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Jim Duggan also worked for Georgia Championship Wrestling and then wrestled in Mid-South Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) between 1982 to 1986. After that, he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Moreover, in 1994, Jim Duggan has signed a contract with World Championship Wrestling. He left when WCW was purchased by the WWF in 2001.
Similarly, he returned to WWE in 2005 before leaving the show once again in 2009 to resume wrestling on the independent circuit. After a few years, Duggan made his way back to WWE and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2, 2011.
Jim Duggan: Awards, Nominations
He has won Royal Rumble, Slammy Award, WCW Mid-South/UWF World Tag Team Championship, United States Heavyweight Championship, among many others.
Jim Duggan: Net Worth($2M), Income, Salary
He has an estimated net worth of around $2 million and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.
Jim Duggan: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal
He was arrested along with Iron Sheik (Khosrow Vaziri) in 1987 after discovering that he was driving under the influence of marijuana and alcohol. Also, Vaziri was high on cocaine. Later, he received a conditional release.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Jim Duggan has a height of 6 ft. 3 inches and weighs 120 kg. He has blue eyes and light brown hair.
Jim Duggan has around 41k followers on Facebook, and around 142k followers on Twitter, but he does not seem to be active on Instagram.
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