Dave Schultz Birthday & Fun Facts

Dave Schultz Birthday Highlights

Birth Name

David Lesley Schultz

Place Of Birth

Palo Alto, USA

Age

64 years old

Birth Date

June 5 1959

Dave Schultz Facts

Child Star?

no

Occupation

Freestyle Wrestler

Education & Qualifications

University of Oklahoma

Net Worth

$1,500,000

Current Partner

Nancy Schultz

Children

Alexander Schultz, Danielle Schultz

Parents

Philip G. Schultz, Dorothy Jearl St. Germain

Siblings

Mark Schultz

Dave Schultz was an amateur wrestler who won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and was a five-time Wrestling World Cup champion.

David Lesley Schultz was born on June 6, 1959, in Palo Alto, United States. He was half Ukrainian Jewish and half British.

Dave Schultz coached many individuals and teams at the college level and privately. While coaching the wrestling squad and getting ready for another Olympic bid, he trained at the Foxcatcher center. He was shot and killed by the then millionaire John Eleuthera du Pont on January 26, 1996.

Dave Schultz's murder was dramatized in the 2014 film 'Foxcatcher' starring Mark Ruffalo, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his excellent performance.

What was Dave Schultz’s net worth?

Dave Schultz was a star in the USA wrestling with a net worth of $85 million.

How much did Dave Schultz earn per year?

Dave Schultz's primary income source was mostly from being a successful wrestler. However, his exact annual earnings cannot be determined.

How tall was Dave Schultz?

Dave Schultz was 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) tall.

How old was Dave Schultz?

The freestyle wrestler, Dave Schultz was born on June 6, 1959. He was tragically murdered at the age of 37 years on January 26, 1996.

Dave Schultz was born in Palo Alto, California, on June 6, 1959. He later went to the Palo Alto High School. His Parents were Dorothy Jeans St. Germain and Phillip Gary Schultz. He was the brother of Mark Schultz and had two half-siblings- Micheal and Seana.

As a young boy, Dave Schultz was given the moniker Pudge due to his weight. He experienced bullying from other students. He also had dyslexia, which many teachers misunderstood as a mental illness.

Dave Schultz started wrestling in middle school at Palo Alto David Starr Jordan Middle School under the guidance of Robert Hoskins. Schultz won the state title as a senior at Palo Alto high school. He also won his first wrestling championships at the national and international levels the same year.

Schultz defeated Chuck Yagla, a two-time NCAA champion, and NCAA Outstanding Wrestler. His brother Mark Schultz started competing in gymnastics, winning the Northern California All-Around Gymnastics Championships in his age group. Mark switched to wrestling in his junior year, winning state in his second year.

Who was Dave Schultz’s partner?

Dave Schultz was married to Nancy Schultz until he died in 1996. After Dave's death, Nancy Schultz attended the Oklahoma State University and became super active in the wrestling community.

Nancy Schultz is the President of Dave Schultz's Wrestling Club, which helps to raise money to support and train wrestlers, and is a Governor's Associate in the Wrestling Hall Of Fame. She also works as a production assistant for Forty-Seventh Street Films. 55-years-old Nancy Schultz also serves as a board member for USA wrestling and is an honorary c0-chairperson for the Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Nancy and Dave Schultz became parents of two children, son Alexander and daughter Danielle. Nancy currently resides in San Carlos, California, and is engaged to Scott Vitangeli.

Best Known For…

Besides Schultz's laurels in his junior high school and college, he has proven his worth nationally and internationally. Dave Schultz won 10 Senior National titles in over 19 years (eight titles as a freestyle wrestler and two in Greco-Roman)

In international competition, Dave Schultz won a 1983 World Championship and a 1984 Olympic gold medal. The Olympic medalist defeated Martin Knosp of the Federal Republic of Germany to win the gold in the 74 kg class.

Dave Schultz was the only American to ever win the prestigious competition in Tbilisi, Georgia, twice. He won two Pan American Games titles and four World Cups. He won seven total medals, including World and Olympic titles. Dave Schultz and his brother Mark Schultz were the first American brothers to win gold medals in the same Olympics along with the Banach brothers. They were also the only Americans to win World and Olympic titles.

Dave Schultz previously worked as an assistant coach at Stanford University, the Oklahoma state university, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kurt Angle, the 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling who subsequently became a professional wrestler, was among the many top American athletes Schultz taught.

Dave Schultz served as a coach for the Team Foxcatcher of John Eleuthera du Pont in the '90s, which trained in a facility constructed on the du Pont family property in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. There, in 1996, a mentally ill John du Pont killed Schultz.

What awards did Dave Schultz win?

Dave Schultz has won many gold medals and other distinctive awards in his lifetime.

• The Dave Schultz Memorial International Wrestling Meet is being held annually at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs since Schultz's tragic death.
• Dave Schultz was honored as a Distinguished Member and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1997.
• Kurt Angle paid respect to Dave Schultz by wearing a singlet in his World Wrestling Federation career.

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