Frank Alvin Gotch (April 27 1878 – December 16 1917) was an American professional wrestler of German ancestry the first American to win the world heavyweight free-style championship and credited for popularizing professional wrestling in the United States. He competed back when the contests were largely legitimate (see catch wrestling) and his reign as World Heavyweight Champion (from 1908 to 1913) is one of the ten longest in the history of wrestling.
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