Martin Burns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Burns

American professional and amateur wrestler

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1861

Place of Birth: Cedar County, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1937

Profession: professional wrestler, amateur wrestler

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Martin Burns (February 15, 1861 – January 8, 1937) was an American world wrestling champion "catch-as-catch-can" wrestler as well as wrestling coach and teacher.
Born in Cedar County, Iowa he started wrestling as a teenager and made money traveling around the Midwest wrestling in carnivals and fairs.
As a professional he claimed the American Heavyweight Championship by defeating Evan "Strangler" Lewis in 1895 and held the title for two years.
Martin Burns himself claimed to have wrestled in more than 6,000 matches and is said to have lost only seven.
After the end of his active wrestling career he started a successful wrestling school in Omaha and later coached Cedar Rapids' Washington high school to the very first Iowa high school state wrestling tournament title.
He died in Council Bluffs in 1937.
In 2001 Martin "Farmer" Burns was inducted into the International Wrestling Institute and Museum Hall of Fame.
He was also inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2002.
The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted Martin Burns in 2003.