American professional wrestler and sports promoter (1908-1984)
George Zaharias
George Zaharias c. 1942
Birth name
Theodore Vetoyanis
Born
(1908-02-27)February 27, 1908 Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
Died
May 22, 1984(1984-05-22) (aged 76) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
George Zaharias
Billed weight
300 lb (140 kg)
Debut
c. 1930
Retired
1938
Theodore Vetoyanis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Βετογιάνης; February 27, 1908 – May 22, 1984)[1] was an American professional wrestler and sports promoter known by his ring name George Zaharias. He was also popularly known as "The Crying Greek from Cripple Creek" or "The Greek Hyena" during the 1930s. Often cast as a villain or sore loser, one of his most celebrated bouts was a 1932 match with Jim Londos at a sold-out Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, which Londos won.[2] The audience of 14,500 was the highest attendance for any North American wrestling match that year.[3]
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from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-02-04. Malnoske, Andrew. "George Hackenschmidt". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived...
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siegte: Adela Zaharias Lucia" [She came, sang and won: Adela Zaharias Lucia]. Bachtrack (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2018. "Adela Zaharia gewinnt bei Plácido...
actress in the United States. She married Duncan Laing in 1951 and then GeorgeZaharias in January 1960. She co-starred in the 1935 film Coronado and the 1938...
James Campbell, Spiro J. Stamos, Harry Angelopoulos, George A. Polos, John Angelopoulos, George Campbell, James Vlass. Franklin D. Roosevelt was initiated...
Headlocks". The Leader-Post. May 26, 1924. p. 11. "LONDOS RETAINS TITLE; Beats Zaharias Before 17,000 at Leaf Gardens". The Gazette. January 15, 1932. p. 15. Yohe...
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wrestler George Tragos – champion wrestler in Greece and trainer of American champion Lou Thesz. Co-founder of Wrestling Hall of Fame. GeorgeZaharias – sports...
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Heavyweight Championship December 15 Burke-Tracey GeorgeZaharias vs. Eddie Newman St. Louis, Missouri GeorgeZaharias defeated Eddie Newman (c) – denotes defending...
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