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10 Facts About Zeke Jones

1.

Larry Lee "Zeke" Jones was born on December 2,1966 and is an American wrestler and coach.

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Zeke Jones won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, a World Championship in 1991, and was the former freestyle head coach of USA Wrestling.

3.

Zeke Jones is currently the head coach of the Arizona State University Wrestling team.

4.

Zeke Jones started wrestling under the influence of his brother Johnnie, a two-time junior college national champion for Schoolcraft Junior College and later a wrestler on Iowa State's national runner-up team in 1976.

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Zeke Jones was citywide champion at Scarlett Junior High School, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was coached by James Bryant.

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Zeke Jones was a three-time High School All-American at the Junior National Championships and was named Dream Team All-American selection by Wrestling USA Magazine in 1985.

7.

Zeke Jones signed with Bobby Douglas and Arizona State Sun Devils in 1985.

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8.

Zeke Jones was an Olympic silver medalist, 1991 World Champion, six-time US national freestyle champion, four-time World Cup champion, Pan American Games champion, and received the "World's Most Technical Wrestler Award" awarded by FILA, the international governing body for the sport during his career.

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Zeke Jones served as the head coach of the 2012 US Olympic freestyle wrestling team.

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Zeke Jones's first college coaching position was an assistant coach at Bloomsburg University, Arizona State University and West Virginia University before becoming the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.