Dick Steinborn
| Dick Steinborn | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Richard O'Neil Steinborn |
| Born | September 28, 1933 St.Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 2020 (aged 86)[1] Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dick Steinborn[2] Dickie Gunkel Mr. High Gladitor Mr. Wrestling White Knight |
| Billed height | 5"9 |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Debut | 1951 |
| Retired | 1984 |
Richard Steinborn (September 28, 1933 – April 18, 2020) was an American professional wrestler who was best known as Dick Steinborn in various territories including Georgia Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]The son of Florida wrestling promoter Milo Steinborn; Steinborn got into wrestling in 1951. In 1959, Steinborn won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) where he became a three-time champion.
In 1962, Stienborn teamed with Doug Gilbert in Minnesota for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association as High and Low. Steinborn was known as Mr. High.[3]
Steinborn made his debut in Puerto Rico in 1974 for the newly World Wrestling Council where he became a three-time WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship and a four-time WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.
He retired from wrestling in 1984.
Death
[edit]Steinborn passed away on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.[3][4][5]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- American Wrestling Association
- Mid-South Sports
- All-South Wrestling Alliance
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Championship Wrestling
- World Wrestling Council
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Dick Steinborn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ a b c Johnson, Steven (April 19, 2020). "A piece of history passes with Steinborn's death". Slam Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Richard Steinborn Obuitary 1933-2020".
- ^ Toro, Carlos (April 18, 2020). "Former NWA & WWC Star Dick Steinborn Passes Away At Age 86". Fightful. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "A.W.A. World Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Georgia Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "All-South Wrestling Alliance Georgia Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ NWA United States Tag Team Title (Florida version) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1933 births
- 2020 deaths
- American male professional wrestlers
- Professional wrestlers from Missouri
- Professional wrestlers from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 20th-century male professional wrestlers
- 20th-century American professional wrestlers
- Sportspeople from St. Louis
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Champions
- Stampede Wrestling British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Champions
- NWA United States Tag Team Champions (Florida version)
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champions
- WWC World Junior Heavyweight Champions