Jim Duggan

Hacksaw is pure old-school babyface energy, and I cannot help but smile whenever that "Hooo!" rings out. He never needed flashy moves; the two-by-four, the flag, and that booming charisma did all the work, turning him into a Saturday-morning hero for a generation of kids. Winning the first-ever Royal Rumble is a great piece of trivia that gives his legacy real weight. The fact that he beat cancer and kept entertaining fans for decades only adds to the respect. He is a Hall of Famer who embodied wrestling's simple, joyful side.

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Jim "Hacksaw" Duggan is an American professional wrestler born in Glens Falls, New York, in 1954. A former college football player at Southern Methodist University, he became one of the most beloved patriotic babyfaces in wrestling, famous for carrying a two-by-four board, waving an American flag, and rallying crowds with his "Hooo!" chant. He won the inaugural WWF Royal Rumble in 1988 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.

Name (English)

Jim Duggan

Name (Japanese)

ジム・ドゥガン

Reading

じむ・どぅがん

Born

January 14, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Glens Falls, New York, United States

Height

191cm

Occupation

Professional wrestler / Amateur wrestler

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Horse

University

Southern Methodist University

Awards & achievements

• WWE Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.hacksawduggan.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/OfficialHacksaw
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Duggan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164260

Tags

• From New York State
• Professional wrestler
• Amateur wrestler

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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