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Building the Perry Wrestling monument park

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Jim Franklin (Sculptor) with Danny Hodge clay statue and Danny Hodge.

Danny Hodge with clay statue head.

Danny Hodge with completed clay statue.

Ground Breaking - Scott Chenoweth, Mark Kirk, Roger Tetik, Danny Hodge, Chance Leonard, Ben Passow

Moving cables so the pole can be removed

Designing the arch - Rich Polwort, Leonard Sweet, Devory Hughes, Dan Hodge, Lynn Turney, Jim Franklin, Ben Passow

Removing concrete

Removing concrete

Jim Franklin has started working on the Jack VanBebber clay sculpture

Welding the frames for the granite slabs

Wrestlers hard at work!

Ben and Kay Passow and JB Waltermire

Building the Arch

Building the arch

Building the Arch

Building the Arch

Removing the pole!

Pouring concrete for the sidewalk

Pouring concrete

Drilling holes for the pipe on the granite frames

Ben is tightening up the bolts on the arch

The arch is bolted together

Raising the arch

Bolting down the arch

Installing the first granite slab

Danny Hodge - ready to take you on!

Danny hamming it up the day before the unveiling of his statue!

One of the granite slabs

Mayor, Gordon Johnson is helping out!

Perry Wrestling Monument Park! Phase 1 complete!

Perry High School Wrestlers visit Perry Wrestling Monument Park

Perry Junior High School Wrestlers visit Perry Wrestling Monument Park

Ben Passow with Jack Van Bebber clay statue and Jim Franklin (Sculptor)

Applying maroon paint on the concrete.  (This is the same type of paint used on tennis courts)

Danny Jarrett from LMS Products welding our handrails.

Linda Cline painting Danny's autograph.  (Linda is Danny's daughter)

Perry Wrestling Monument Park is located in Downtown Perry, Oklahoma.

613 Delaware, Perry, OK, 73077, United States

Perry Wrestling Foundation, Inc.

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