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Hall of Fame

Odd Haugen

Odd E. Haugen

  • Class
    1973
  • Induction
    1992
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Track & Field (M), Wrestling (M)

Inducted 1992

  • 1972 All-American shot put
  • 3x NCAA Championship qualifier
  • 1973 Middle Atlantic Conference Shot Put Champion
  • 4x Mason-Dixon Conference Champion (2x Shot Put, 2x Discus)
  • 2x Middle Atlantic Conference Medalist (1x Shot Put, 1x Discus)
  • 4x Mason-Dixon Conference Medalist
  • Has held the indoor track & field shot put program record (16.53m) since 1973
  • 20 Career Wins
  • Held program records in shot put (16.97m) and discus (48.77m) now is #2 in both
  • 2x All-State football
  • 1973 Signed with the Washington Redskins
  • Known as the “World’s Strongest Grandpa”
  • Has held 10 World and Age Group Records in Grip Strength
  • Has Competed in the World Strongest Man Three Times
  • In 2006 Set the Record for Being the Oldest Competitor (56 Years)
  • 1997 USPF Masters Nations Powerlifting Champion
  • 1999 AFSA Strongest Man in America
  • 2x America’s Strongest Man Podium
  • 4x Norway’s Strongest Man Podium
  • Owner of Odd Haugen’s Tombstone
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