Dean Detton

Dean Detton
Birth name Dean Henry Detton
Born (1908-06-27)27 June 1908
Richmond, Utah
Died 23 February 1958(1958-02-23) (aged 49)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Dean Detton
Retired 1951[1]

Dean Henry Detton (June 27, 1908 – February 23, 1958) was an American professional wrestler and World Heavyweight Champion who was active in the early portion of the twentieth century. Previously he was a proficient University of Utah football player. Detton was born in Richmond, Utah and raised Mormon. He retired from wrestling in 1951 and then ran a bar, The Turf Club, where he eventually hanged himself to death. For his last 14 years he had lived in Hayward, California.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=13385
  2. ↑ http://nzwrestling.com/clipping/287/Dean+Detton+in+Australia.htm
  3. ↑ http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=8008&bild=1
  4. ↑ http://mountainviewpeople.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/dean-henry-detton-1908-1958-football.html
  5. ↑ https://classicwrestlingarticles.wordpress.com/tag/dean-detton/
  6. ↑ http://www.oocities.org/wrestlingscout/Legends/Detton.html
  7. ↑ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=424725&cat=boxer
  8. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1936/12/15/archives/detton-pins-dean-with-a-body-press-title-claimant-conquers-giant.html
  9. ↑ http://www.prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com/casac-world-heavyweight-championship.html
  10. ↑ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ny/nysac-h.html
  11. ↑ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/world/world-h.html
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