Tom Erikson - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jul 06, 1964 Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States 59 years old

American amateur wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer

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About Tom Erikson

  • Tom Erikson (born July 6, 1964) is an American former amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist who competed in the super heavyweight division.
  • Weighing between 127.1 kg (280 lb; 20.01 st) and 139.8 kg (308 lb; 22.01 st) throughout his career, "The Big Cat" began wrestling at an early age and was twice National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Junior Collegiate Champion at Triton College before achieving National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I honors twice at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.
  • He embarked on his career in MMA in 1996 and went on to fight in the Pride Fighting Championships, being a founding member of the prestigious RAW team.Erikson was a long time assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997.
  • In 2015 Tom accepted the head wrestling coach position at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas.

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