Bob Diry
Bob Diry was born on July 12, 1884. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Bob Diry
Robert "Bob" Diry (in Austria Robert Dirry, born 12 July 1884 in Vienna, Austria, died 9 February 1935 in New York City) was an Austrian middleweight world champion 1908 in wrestling. In 1910, he trained in Jiu-Jitsu under T.Tobari of the Tenshin-Shin-Yo-ryu and Kodokan Judo at the Vienna Athletics Club which helped him win a lightweight wrestling title. After his migration to America he tried boxing, making him versed in all 3 areas common to modern MMA. He was defeated by George Ashe (boxer) in 1913 in a knockout. Bob would continue wrestling in the US and coached at the New York Athletics club around the years of 1930.