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| Jim Hady | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Hady |
| Born | May 30, 1930 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | January 13, 1969 (aged 38) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jim Hady Dutch Schultz Gentleman Jim Hady[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Debut | 1951 |
John Hady (April 18, 1933 – August 15, 1991) was an American professional wrestler known as Jim Hady. During his wrestling career he mainly worked in Hawaii for 50th State Big Time Wrestling.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Hady started his professional wrestling career in Hawaii in 1951. During his career, he worked in Ohio, Calgary, Germany in 1959, England in 1962 and Detroit.
In 1960, he made his debut for American Wrestling Association in Minnesota. Then worked in Canada for Toronto's Maple Leaf Wrestling and Vancouver's NWA All-Star Wrestling.
In 1964, he worked in New York City for World Wide Wrestling Federation. [3]
In 1966, Hady returned to Hawaii's 50th State Big Time Wrestling where he became a star.[4] He became a two time NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion and five time NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion.
Death
On January 13, 1969, Hady was in a six-man tag team match with James Blears and Tex McKenzie in Honolulu when he suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed. Medical staff at the arena tried to revive Hady but he died. He was 38.[5]
Championships and accomplishments
- 50th State Big Time Wrestling
- NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[6]
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Johnny Barend (2), Pampero Firpo (1), Peter Maivia (1) and Billy White Wolf (1)[7]
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (2 times)
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
References
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jim Hady « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (26 February 2024). "Yearly Results: 1964". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
- ^ "Wrestlers". 50th State Big Time Wrestling.
- ^ https://www.wrestlingscans.com/programs/body/020169.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Hawaii Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Hawaii Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.