Sandor Szabo

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Sandor Szabo (died October 16, 1966) was a Hungarian professional wrestler of the mid-twentieth century. 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. [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/articles/onthehoof.html |title="On the Hoof" |accessdate= |author=MacKaye, Milton |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=1935-12-14 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Saturday Evening Post |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] 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, [LeBell, Gene, "The Godfather of Grappling", (Sports Publishing:2005), p. 94.] and held tag team championships in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 2000 he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. He died of a heart attack at the age of 60.

Finishing and signature moves

*"Death Swing" (Giant Swing)
*Winglock Suplex

Championships and accomplishments

*Montreal Athletic Commission:*World Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (1 time)

*NWA Los Angeles:*NWA International Television Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Wilbur Snyder (2), Bobo Brazil (1), Billy Darnell (1), and Edouard Carpentier (1):*NWA World Tag Team Championship "(Los Angeles version)" (1 time) - with Billy Darnell

*NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions:*NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-h.html |title=Hawaii Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*NWA San Francisco:*NWA World Tag Team Championship "(San Francisco version)" (2 times) - with Primo Carnera (1) and Ron Etchison (1)

*National Wrestling Association:*NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles):*WWA International Television Tag Team Championship (5 times) - Wilbur Snyder (2), Bobo Brazil (1), Billy Darnell (1) and Edouard Carpentier (1) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/la/nwa/int-tv-t.html |title=International Television Tag Team Title (Los Angeles) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards:*Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2000)

References