A team from Portland, Oregon, won the contest by catching an eighty-pound octopus. Octopus wrestling reached the height of its popularity on the West Coast of the United States during the 1960s. At that time, annual World Octopus Wrestling …

May 6, 2024 · Octopus wrestlers competed in Tacoma 60 years ago. One of the last ones tells his story. Below the surface of the Salish Sea divers encounter a whole new underwater world. Thick belts of bull...

Oct 12, 2021 · After winning the World Octopus Wrestling Championship when she was 25, Grace kept the octopus instead of returning it to the sea, breaking a pact between humans and the underworld.

Jun 29, 2017 · One April morning in 1963, some five thousand spectators gathered on the shores of Puget Sound near the Tacoma Narrows, in Washington, to watch an unusual event—the World Octopus Wrestling Championships.

Jul 22, 2021 · According to most reports, the “World Octopus Wrestling Championships” drew more than 5,000 spectators to the shores of Puget Sound in 1963. The event was reportedly televised.

Mar 14, 2018 · This sport was octopus wrestling, popular in the United States around the middle of the last century. If they could express their views to us, many octopus might say they’re not crazy about the trend of serving grilled tentacles as an appetizer at fine restaurants.

Apr 23, 2015 · At the height of the sport’s popularity, dozens of top wrestlers gathered in Tacoma in front of a crowd of thousands to compete in the World Octopus Wrestling Championships. So, how do you...

Octopus wrestling involves a diver grappling with a large octopus in shallow water and dragging it to the surface. [1] Three divers holding the largest catch of the 1963 World Octopus Wrestling Championships, a 57-pound giant Pacific octopus.

Feb 17, 2012 · Octopus wrestling sounds like a horribly rude form of aquatic home invasion. But let’s time travel back to the Pacific Northwest circa 1960, when this was a popular spectator sport.

May 20, 2017 · Divers with the largest catch of the 1963 World Octopus Wrestling Championships, a 57-pound North Pacific Giant Octopus. Gary Keffler is at center with the winning team.