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Jack Taylor (Canadian wrestler)

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Jack Taylor
Born	1887 Ontario, Canada
Died	(1956-05-19)May 19, 1956 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	212 lb (15 st 2 lb; 96 kg)
Debut	1911
Retired	1942

Jack Taylor (1887 – May 19, 1956) was a Canadian successful amateur and professional wrestler. Considered to be Canada's first great wrestling superstar^[1] in his time he was the childhood idol of wrestling icon Stu Hart^[2]^[3] and trained Toots Mondt.

Biography[edit]

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Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Amateur Wrestling[edit]

Canadian Heavyweight Championship^[4]^[5]

Professional Wrestling[edit]

Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2016^[6]
Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)^[7]

References[edit]

^ Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-817-8.

^ van Herk, Aritha (2002). Mavericks: An Incorrigable History Of Alberta. Penguin Canada. ISBN 978-0140286021.

^ Hatton, Nathan (April 3, 2016). "Jack Taylor: Canada's first great heavyweight". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer.

^ Waddell, Christopher; Taras, David (2016). How Canadians Communicate V: Sports. Athabasca University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-1771990073.

^ Thomas, Lewis Herbert, and T. C. Douglas. The Making of a Socialist: The Recollections of T.C. Douglas (1984). p, 37. online edition

^ "Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. April 3, 2016. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018.

^ Whalen, Ed (host) (December 15, 1995). "Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame: 1948-1990". Showdown at the Corral: A Tribute to Stu Hart. Event occurs at 15:38. Shaw Cable. Calgary 7.

External links[edit]

Jack Taylor, at Wrestlingdata.com

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