Sandor Szabo
Male, Deceased Person
1906 – 1966
Who was Sandor Szabo?
Sándor Szabó was a Hungarian-born professional wrestler who emigrated to America.
At first, due to his large size, he was promoted by Jack Pfefer and Jack Curley of New York City as a "freak talent", one of a number of foreign and extraordinary wrestlers booked to attract the curious. In the early 1940s Szabo held three world championships. In the 1950s he was quite popular in Southern California, where he was assistant booker to Jules Strongbow, and held tag team championships in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He also sang a song during the 50s for Hammerlock Records called "Hold Me in Your Arms". In 2000 he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. He died of a heart attack at the age of 60.
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- Born
- 1906
- Died
- Oct 16, 1966
- Resting place
- Woodlawn Cemetery, Mortuary & Mausoleum
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on July 23, 2013
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