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Lou Thesz, popular name of Aloysius Martin Thesz, b. April 24, 1916 at Banat, Michigan, d. April 28, 2002 at Orlando, Florida.
Lou Thesz was a champion wrestler for 58 years. He was born in Michigan but wrestled out of St. Louis, where he had moved as a young boy.
A well-known hooker, Thesz wrestled professionally from 1932 to 1990. During the 1940s and 1950s, it was not uncommon for Thesz to put on 250 exhibitions a year. Thesz was also a champion, winning various world titles seven times and remaining unbeaten from 1948 to 1956. He finished his career in 1990 at the age of 73, wrestling a special match against his protege, Masahiro Chono, in Japan.
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