Jim Peckham

Peckham was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1929.^[1] Several members of Peckham's family were also wrestlers.^[1] His father was a professional in the 1930s,^[1] his son wrestled during the 1970s,^[1] and his daughter wrestled against Andy Kaufman on Saturday Night Live in 1979.^[1] His brother, Tom, also competed at the Olympics,^[5] competing in the men's freestyle 87 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[6]

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Peckham competed in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight event,^[7] where he was eliminated in round three (of five).^[8] He coached the US wrestling team at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2][9]

After working for an electric company, Peckham became the wrestling coach at Emerson College.^[1][10] He later was the Athletic Director at the college for nearly 30 years.^[1][2] In 1986, he became the wrestling coach at Harvard University.^[1][11]

Peckham was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2000.^[2] He died in August 2011 in Braintree, Massachusetts after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.^[12]

• Jim Peckham at Olympedia