Wrestling has been a huge deal in Iowa since the late 1800s. The sport's growth was sparked by Martin Burns and Frank Gotch, who were both farm kids from Iowa. Iowa Public Television played a critical ...
Martin Burns, a native of the Cedar County area, traveled to Chicago to sell a load of hogs in the late 1800s when he was 21 years old. When Burns was 11, his father passed away, meaning he would have ...