August 19, 1975(1975-08-19) (aged 81)[2] Escondido, California, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Jim Londos
Billed height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Billed weight
200 lb (91 kg)[1]
Debut
1912
Retired
1953
Christos Theofilou (Greek: Χρήστος Θεοφίλου; January 2, 1894 – August 19, 1975), better known as "The Golden Greek" Jim Londos (Greek: Τζιμ Λόντος), was a Greek American professional wrestler. Londos was one of the most popular stars on the professional wrestling circuit in the 1930s and 1940s.[3]
^ abcSlagle, Steve. "Hall of Fame Inductee: Jim Londos". WrestlingMuseum.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^"Mat Champion Jim Londos Dead". Classic Wrestling Articles. August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Londos, Jim". Legends of Pro Wrestling – 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
better known as "The Golden Greek" JimLondos (Greek: Τζιμ Λόντος), was a Greek American professional wrestler. Londos was one of the most popular stars...
Londos is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anastasios Londos (1791–1856), Greek politician and senator Andreas Londos (1786–1846), Greek...
wrestling sensation JimLondos, so New York City promoter Jack Curley negotiated an alliance between various regional managers that enabled Londos to travel the...
two podcasts along with co-host and producer Brian Last—The Jim Cornette Experience and Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru— with the latter being the most-played...
"NJPW Tokyo Dome Shows: Ultimate Crush II". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Rohan, Jim (October 5, 2018). "The Final Fall of the UW". CagesideSeats.com. "NJPW Tokyo...
an impending JimLondos vs. Everett Marshall bout by proclaiming, "Londos and Marshall meet at Garden tonight for 26th time. Score - Londos 26, Marshall...
most celebrated bouts was a 1932 match with JimLondos at a sold-out Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, which Londos won. The audience of 14,500 was the highest...
is thought to have been performed by JimLondos on 29 June 1931. Suspicion abounded as to the nature of Londos' move (which had looked suspiciously like...
Mondt helped create from the 1920s through the 1960s included Wayne Munn, JimLondos, Antonino Rocca, Bruno Sammartino, Stu Hart and Cowboy Bill Watts. Joseph...
in Columbus, OH on March 23, 1927 Lost to JimLondos in Brooklyn, NY on March 11, 1931 Lost to JimLondos in Louisville, KY on May 16, 1931 Lost to ”Tiger”...
actual Hall of Fame". Promoter and manager Jim Cornette criticized the fact that recognizable names like JimLondos or El Santo were part of a video package...
legitimate wrestler he had ever seen, with Thesz, Ray Steele, Joe Stecher, JimLondos and John Pesek "only a few steps behind Lewis." Fellow catch wrestler...
Wrestling International Wrestling Association International Wrestling Federation Jim Crockett Promotions Ladies Professional Wrestling Association Mid-South Wrestling...
Great Gama Frank Gotch Billy Sandow Toots Mondt Ed Lewis Jack Pfefer JimLondos Salvador Lutteroth Lou Thesz Mid 20th Century Gorgeous George El Santo...
Sika Anoa'i, Ted Lewin, Donn Lewin, The Fabulous Moolah, Jimmy Valiant, Jim Cornette, Diamond Lil, The Destroyer, The Dudley Boyz, Devon Storm and Georgiann...
Biography". NYProWrestling.com. "22,200 See Londos Retain Wrestling Title by Throwing McMillen in Garden; LONDOS KEEPS TITLE; DEFEATS M'MILLEN Wrestling Champion...
wrestling skills in matches against former world heavyweight champions JimLondos and Ed "Strangler" Lewis. He quickly won the Kansas Heavyweight Championship...
Great Gama Frank Gotch Billy Sandow Toots Mondt Ed Lewis Jack Pfefer JimLondos Salvador Lutteroth Lou Thesz Mid 20th Century Gorgeous George El Santo...
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