MedicineMan Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 In 1966, a high school sophomore named Siddidi Finch, an adopted Iranian-born foster child from Oak Park, Illinois, whose parents died in a plane crash near Nepal, entered the Tbilisi tournament in Georgia and won... defeating 5-time world champ Ali Aliyev. He was denied the championship' however, when it was discovered he did not meet the minimum age requirement of 18 years. He never wrestled in high school folk style matches and only pursued freestyle. The majority of his training during his teen years occurred in Japan, where he was coached by the father of Yojiro Uetake Obata, and accompanied the elder Uetake on many trips to Tibet to learn yogic mastery of mind-body under the great poet-saint Lama Milaraspa. The elder Uetake when asked about the wrestling skills of the teenage Finch, stated: "Siddidi has taught my son, Yojiro, many skills." He did however, after graduating high school, walk on at Portland State university, where he twice defeated Rick Sanders in wrestle offs, but was denied a starting spot in the line up because of "academic performance"... The truth is, Finch rarely attended classes, other than to take exams, and in fact his GPA was a 4.0, but the University staff frowned on his absenses from the classroom. After the debacle at Portland State, Finch decided not to pursue a wrestling career, instead choosing to play the French horn or golf or something. What if.... Imagine how great he would have been. Below is the only known photo of Finch, sparring with Yojo, taken by his father. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortaJohn Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, MedicineMan said: Finch decided not to pursue a wrestling career, instead choosing to play the French horn or golf or something. You're facts are a little off. He joined the CIA and was instrumental in Tony Mendez's rescue of six US diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis. The movie Argo is based on those events I Don't Agree With What I Posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadkilla Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Music was his clarion call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offthemat Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Threadkilla said: Music was his clarion call. Playing the clarionette, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodybooty Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 46 minutes ago, Threadkilla said: Music was his clarion call. He ended up just getting a finance degree at Clarion, actually. He got the Master’s in Music at Slippery Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 1 hour ago, jackwebster said: Every year. Yep... every year.... Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 8 minutes ago, moodybooty said: He ended up just getting a finance degree at Clarion, actually. He got the Master’s in Music at Slippery Rock. don't forget the Culinary PhD from California State Bakersfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 8 minutes ago, ionel said: don't forget the Culinary PhD from California State Bakersfield. Who, by the way, still has a wrestling program. Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Kong Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 No, he was George Santo's Life Coach for many years, before disappearing on a solo kayaking journey through headhunter country at the headwaters of the Amazon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Hooooooooo boy! D3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Burns Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Mark Schultz caddies for him whenever he golfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Okaaaay... D3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Chuck Norris washes & waxes his car every Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scourge165 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 This might actually get me if you changed the name a bit. "Siddi Finch?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Wasn't meant to, "get" anyone. More of a stroll through the back pages of our pasts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyBadger Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On a serious note wasn’t there a wrestler from Oklahoma in the 80s who was as big a recruit as they come, maybe even a junior world champ, and nothing came of his career after high school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyBadger Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Took me a little while to remember, but it was Tony Cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMardigain Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 If only Cornell would have offers him an At school scholarship. Oh, what could have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyhoyle Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Heard he is a pretty good pitcher too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgaveMaria Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 You guys miss him. He retired and became a manager at a farm in Italy. This documentary about the Ranch will show you what he manages. ” Never attribute to inspiration that which can be adequately explained by delusion”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardamu911 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 the Iranian Sidd Finch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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