About
Professional wrestling promoter who was a major player in the establishment of the National Wrestling Alliance and served as the NWA president.
Before Fame
He covered baseball and wrestling for the St. Louis Times newspaper.
Trivia
He was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003 and the NWA Hall of Fame in 2005.
Family Life
He was born in the Ukraine and later moved to St. Louis in 1911.
Associated With
He has been compared to Pete Rozelle in terms of what they did for their respective sports of wrestling and football.
