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Allan Layton (20 August 1919 – 18 January 1984) [3] known by his ring name Lord Athol Layton, was an English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer, and professional wrestling commentator, best remembered as being a major wrestling attraction in the 1950s and 1960s as both a tag-team and singles wrestler.
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DeAlva Eyvonnie Sibley (May 25, 1922 – July 20, 1998), better known by her ring name June Byers, was an American women's professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and early 1960s. She held the Women's World Championship for ten years and is a member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. She is overall a three-time women's world champion.
Wally Karbo and Verne Gagne's Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club break away from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to form the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and created the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
This is a list of oldest surviving professional wrestlers. As of 2024, there are 43 living veterans from the " Golden Age of Wrestling " (1950s–1970s) over 75 years old. The last surviving wrestler from the " Pioneer Era " (1900s–1940s) was American wrestler Angelo Savoldi (born April 21, 1914, died September 13, 2013, aged 99 years, 145 days).
Carl Donald Bell (August 25, 1925 [1] – March 17, 1966), also known by his ring name Chief Don Eagle, was a Canadian Mohawk boxer and professional wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Kahnawake , Quebec , he became Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1950.
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In the early 1960s, Bill teamed with both his storyline brother Big Ed Miller, and real life brother Danny Miller. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] From August 1965 to February 1966, Bill and Danny held the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship , winning it from Gorilla Monsoon & Cowboy Bill Watts , but losing them to Johnny Valentine & Antonio Pugliese in ...