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Dick Steinborn

Died
April 18, 2020
Age
86 years

About Dick Steinborn

Dick Steinborn, 86, American professional wrestler.

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Richard O'Neil Steinborn (September 28, 1933 – April 18, 2020) was an American professional wrestler who wrestled under the ring name Dick Steinborn in various territories including Georgia Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.

Professional wrestling career

The son of German-born wrestler turned Florida wrestling promoter Heinrich "Milo" Steinborn, Dick 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, Steinborn teamed with Doug Gilbert in Minnesota for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association as High and Low. Steinborn was known as Mr. Low.

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 died on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.

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