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Dave's brother Mark Schultz wrote a non-fiction book, Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold (2014). The story of John du Pont, David Schultz, and Team Foxcatcher is documented in The Prince of Pennsylvania, a documentary film directed by Jesse Vile for ESPN's 30 for 30 series.
The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I. du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of two 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist wrestlers, Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national, world, and Olympic competition, and ...
Team Foxcatcher is a 2016 documentary film directed by Jon Greenhalgh telling the story of billionaire John du Pont's involvement in the shaping of the US Olympic Wrestling Team by building expensive training facilities on his home property, called 'Foxcatcher'. For Dave Schultz, the United States' most successful wrestler at the time, loyalty ...
He also allowed some people, such as Olympic champion wrestlers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and his wife, to live in houses on the grounds for years. Dave Schultz also coached the Foxcatcher team, which Kurt Angle was a member of at the time of Schultz' murder. [20] Du Pont became a sponsor in wrestling, swimming, track, and the modern ...
David Schultz (born June 1, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler. Nicknamed "Dr. D", he competed in North American regional promotions Stampede Wrestling , the National Wrestling Alliance , and the American Wrestling Association in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Thursday the state medical examiner's office had conducted a forensic autopsy, and authorities identified the body as that of David Schultz, 53, with ...
Northwest Iowa trucker David Schultz had been missing for more than four months. His wife has told multiple media outlets that a body found in Sac County in northwest Iowa on Wednesday was Schultz.
Foxcatcher (2014) – biographical sports thriller film loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in Olympic competition, and the subsequent murder of David Schultz by du Pont in January 1996 [50]