Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On January 8, 1937, early iconic Iowa catch wrestler and coach of the state’s first-ever high school wrestling champions of Cedar Rapids, Washington, Martin “Farmer” Burns, died. A true hall-of-famer in early wrestling, Burns left a legacy of legendary proportions. Born in a rural Cedar County, Iowa, log cabin in 1861, while the American Civil War raged, Burns showed a talent for wrestling at an early age. According to legend, Burns won fifteen cents at eight when he threw a