Sammie Henson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sammie Henson
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1971(1971-01-01)
Age	53
Birthplace	St. Louis
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Capricorn

Sammie Henson Biography

Sammie Henson is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on January 1, 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Samuel “Sammie” Henson (born January 1st 1971) is a World Champion wrestler, winning the gold medal in the freestyle category for USA in 1998’s FILA World Wrestling Championships which took place in Tehran, Iran. He beat Namig Abdullayev of Azerbaijan to claim the gold. The silver medalist also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the freestyle category of 54 kg but lost the competition to Abdullayev at the end of the event that took place at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At the age of 36 he took part in the FILA Wrestling World Championships that took place in Guangzhou, China, earning an Olympic bronze medal. He was awarded the USA Wrestling’s Man of the Year in 1998. He was previously the Head Coach for West Virginia University. He is also the head trainer for the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club. Henson was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Henson was a wrestler in college in his school, the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri. He was trained in the MU gym MU by Wes Roper. He decided to attend Missouri due to the fact that it is near home, and also because he was determined to prove it was possible to beat his state school. He proved his point by winning the Big 8 champion, and an All-American during his first year of college, securing fifth place in the 1991 NCAA Wrestling Championships. This was despite having the seventh seeded at the event. In a bizarre twist, in order to take the fifth spot, he beat the second seeded Donnie Heckel of Clemson University (the school where he’d end the rest of his time in college) with 13-2. Then, he moved into Clemson where he wrestled under the guidance of Coach Gil Sanchez. He concluded his time at Clemson with the record of being the most successful athlete of all time in Clemson history, winning 71-0 during his last two seasons. He took back-to-back NCAA titles at 118lbs between 1993 as well as 1994. He won the 1994 NCAA title and also awarded ACC Wrestler of the Year. He was back at the University of Missouri to finish his education, graduating in 1995 with the degree of Park, Recreation and Tourism Management. The inductee was inducted into the Clemson University Hall of Fame in 2000. Henson is one of Clemson’s final wrestlers (the program was cut in 1995 because of Title IX) and named as one of the top ACC athletes in a conference that is more famous for its basketball.

Although most people know him as a freestyle wrestler, Henson also has Greco- Roman wrestling experience. He was awarded a gold medal for Greco-Roman in the 90 US Open, and placed 4th in 1998 at the Open. When it came to freestyle in the US Open, Henson placed 4th in 1995. He also was awarded Silver medals for 1997 and 2004 and was awarded the gold medal in 2000, 1998, and 2005.

Sammie Henson Net Worth

Sammie Henson is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sammie Henson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Henson was a student at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Missouri. He was coached by Roger Hodapp (1986-1987), and Judd Hofmann (1988-1989). Henson and his brothers Chuck and Kevin played a role in leading the Francis Howell Vikings to 4 Missouri State Team Championships in the 1980s. Henson was on in the teams of 1986 as well as 1987 State Championship teams. In his individual performance, he finished fourth in the state competition as a freshman. He was a three-time Missouri 4A Class State Champion. In 1989, he won the title of Missouri 4A High School Wrestler of the Year, and was selected to the First Team of the Asics high School All American.

Henson is an Olympic qualifying athlete in 1988. He was awarded silver medals in the Olympic Trials in 2002 and 2004 and also took home the gold medal at his participation in the 2000 Olympic Trials held in Dallas, Texas. He went to take home his Silver In Sydney.

Henson has worked at the University of Oklahoma, Penn State University, West Point, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the University of Nebraska as an assistant coach. Henson helped coach Michael Lightner and Byron Tucker to NCAA titles at Oklahoma, and helped coach Nebraska’s Paul Donahoe to an NCAA crown in 2007. In just two years at Penn State, Henson helped Coach Troy Sunderland build up the Nittany Lions program from 35th to 6th nationally, with two top-five recruiting classes. He was at the University of Missouri as the assistant head coach under Brian Smith and was the head coach of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club until 2014. In May 2014, Henson was appointed head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Sammie Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sammie Henson celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.