Gentleman Jeff Hodge

A powerful bodybuilder, Jeff Hodgkinson became Jeff Hodge under the training  of Tito Montez and spent much of the 1970s wrestling in Arizona.

Among the people Hodge faced were Mikko Mongol (Mike Gordon), Freddie Gomez, Chuck Karbo and Jimmy Kent.

Hodge retired from wrestling when he felt the cost of gas and transportation was getting too high (he should see prices now) . He made two brief comebacks, one in 1981 when Chuck Hondo tried running shows at the t. Mary's Gym in Phoenix and lasted less than a month as a promoter. The second time came in 1983 when Hodge made one appearance at the building where Berry Bernsten was running shows and found him so dislike-able as a promoter he quit after hsi first match there, never to wrestle again.

Due to his physique and strength, Hodge used the typical arsenal of strongman holds, such as the power slam, the bear hug and the back breaker.