"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
This goo was worth a point in April 2024.
publication date: Sunday, April 7, 2024 (part of April 2024)
category: 
Sports
clue: A botanist by education, he wound up in professional wrestling, where he put up with endless splinters in his hands in order to lead the audience in a patriotic three-letter chant that made him one of the most popular wrestlers of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
explanation: James Duggan Jr., best known by his stage name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, was a popular pro wrestler known for carrying a 2x4 around with him and leading the crowd in chants of "U-S-A!" He earned a degree in botany from Southern Methodist University. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Samir Mehta
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