George Becker (wrestler)
| George Becker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | George Peter Becker |
| Born | 12 January 1914 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | 25 October 1999 (aged 85) Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | George Becker Sam Becker Young Szabo |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Debut | 1934 |
| Retired | 1971 |
George Peter Becker (January 12, 1914 – October 25, 1999) was an American professional wrestler. Becker was active from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]George Becker was born on January 12, 1914, in Charlotte, North Carolina. During the 1930s and 1940s, he wrestled with Jack Pfefer Promotions, as well as other promotions in the Northeastern United States.[2] Becker would team with his brother (kayfabe) Bobby Becker in the late 1940s and early 1950s as the Becker Brothers. Bobby would pass away on November 25, 1954, from leukemia at 36.[3] He would later gain notability wrestling under the local Jim Crockett Promotions.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Becker married professional wrestler Joyce Grable.[6]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Central States Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) — with Bobby Becker
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Florida version) — with Johnny Weaver
- Gulas-Welch Enterprises
- World Light Heavyweight Championship (Tennessee and Alabama version) (1 time)
- Jack Pfefer Promotions
- World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Jack Pfefer version) (1 time)
- World Light Heavyweight Championship (Connecticut version) (2 times)[7]
- Jim Crockett Promotions
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (4 times) — with Johnny Weaver
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Southern Tag Team Championship (21 times) — with Bobby Becker (1 time), Jack Witzig (5 times), Dick Steinborn (2 times), Mike Clancy (3 times), Billy Two Rivers (1 time), Enrique Torres (1 time), Sandy Scott (2 times), Johnny Weaver (7 times)[8]
- Los Angeles Booking Office
- World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time)
- Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time)
- California State Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Hollywood
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) — with Bobby Becker
- NWA Mid-America
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (2 times) — with Bobby Becker and Jack Witzig
References
[edit]General
- Cline, Mike (July 31, 2019). "FROM CHARLOTTE AND BROOKLYN". Mike Cline's Mid-Atlantic Grapplin' Greats.
Specific
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2017-01-03). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-61321-875-4.
- ^ "George Becker - Online World of Wrestling". Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2015-03-01). Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77090-689-1.
- ^ Courier, Mike Mooneyham Special to The Post and (2024-12-28). "Wrestling: Jim Crockett Sr.'s passing marked end of one era, start of another". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (2023-09-30). "Joyce Grable dead at 70". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Royal Duncan; Gary Will (2000). "CONNECTICUT: World Junior Heayweight [sic] Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 34. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
External links
[edit]- George Becker's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com