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    • Lou Thesz

    United States
    b. 1916-04-24Born 1916-04-24
    d. 2002-04-28Died 2002-04-28
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    Also known as

    Aloysius Martin Thesz

    Description

    American professional wrestler and coach, several times world heavyweight champion. After Greco-Roman wrestling with his father he trained nearly four years under George Tragos, then under Ed "Strangler" Lewis, his trainer and manager. He was a hand-to-hand combat instructor at Fort Lewis in the Second World War and late in life head coach of the CACC Snake Pit Japan.

    Teachers (2)

    • person
      George Tragos
      sports_martial_artsCatch Wrestling Probable
      Probable
      Wikipedia only.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      2 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Wikipedia only.
      “George Tragos trained Thesz for nearly four years at the National Gym in St.”
      — Lou Thesz - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
      “Tragos notably trained three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz”
      — George Tragos - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    • person
      Ed "Strangler" Lewis
      sports_martial_artsCatch Wrestling Probable
      Probable
      Wikipedia only.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      2 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Wikipedia only.
      “Although Thesz lost the 15-minute contest, Lewis was impressed by Thesz's skills and later became his manager and trainer.”
      — Lou Thesz - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
      “Lewis was known for his catch wrestling prowess and trained many future champions, most notably Lou Thesz, Danny Hodge, Dick Hutton and Gene LeBell.”
      — Ed Lewis (wrestler) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Sources

    “while instructors at Fort Lewis, Washington, included professional wrestler Aloysius “Lou” Thesz (1916–2002).”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
    Lou Thesz - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMRCP2RGBQV64GA0MA
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    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Lou Thesz. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMRCP2RGBQV64GA0MA - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M5JVVMHMRCP2RGBQV64GA0MA, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Lou Thesz}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMRCP2RGBQV64GA0MA}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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