Dick Steinborn

Richard Steinborn (September 28, 1933 – April 18, 2020) was an American professional wrestler who was best known as Dick Steinborn in various territories including Georgia Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.

Dick Steinborn
Birth nameRichard O'Neil Steinborn
Born(1933-09-28)September 28, 1933
St.Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 18, 2020(2020-04-18) (aged 86)[1]
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Dick Steinborn[2]
Dickie Gunkel
Mr. High
Gladitor
Mr. Wrestling
White Knight
Billed height5"9
Billed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Debut1951
Retired1984

Professional wrestling career

The son of Florida wrestling promoter Milo Steinborn; Steinborn got into wrestling in 1951. In 1959, Steinborn won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) where he became a three-time champion.

In 1962, Stienborn teamed with Doug Gilbert in Minnesota for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association as High and Low. Steinborn was known as Mr. High.[3]

Steinborn made his debut in Puerto Rico in 1974 for the newly World Wrestling Council where he became a three-time WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship and a four-time WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.

He retired from wrestling in 1984.

Death

Steinborn passed away on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.[4][5][6]

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Dick Steinborn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  3. "Dick Steinborn". Online World of Wrestling. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. Johnson, Steven (April 19, 2020). "A piece of history passes with Steinborn's death". SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. "Richard Steinborn Obuitary 1933-2020".
  6. Toro, Carlos (April 18, 2020). "Former NWA & WWC Star Dick Steinborn Passes Away At Age 86". Fightful. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. "NWA Georgia Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  9. "All-South Wrestling Alliance Georgia Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  10. NWA United States Tag Team Title (Florida version) history At wrestling-titles.com
  11. Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  12. "NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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