Lou Thesz

United States
Born 1916-04-24
Died 2002-04-28

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)

  • 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
  • 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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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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