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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Dick Steinborn
|name = Dick Steinborn
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|birth_name = Richard O'Neil Steinborn
|birth_name = Richard O'Neil Steinborn
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'''Richard Steinborn ''' (September 28, 1933 – April 18, 2020) was an American [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] who was best known as '''Dick Steinborn''' in various territories including [[Georgia Championship Wrestling]], and [[World Wrestling Council]] in Puerto Rico.
'''Richard Steinborn ''' (September 28, 1933 – April 18, 2020) was an American [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] who was best known as '''Dick Steinborn''' in various territories including [[Georgia Championship Wrestling]], and [[World Wrestling Council]] in Puerto Rico.<ref name="slam">{{cite web|author=Johnson, Steven|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2020/04/19/a-piece-of-history-passes-with-steinborns-death/|title=A piece of history passes with Steinborn's death|date=2020-04-19|accessdate=2024-07-05|publisher=[[Canoe.com]]|work=Slam Wrestling}}</ref>


==Professional wrestling career==
==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.
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/dick-steinborn/|title=Dick Steinborn|date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=May 21, 2024|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
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.<ref name="slam"/>


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]].
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]].
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==Death==
==Death==
Steinborn passed away on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.<ref>{{cite web |author=Johnson, Steven |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2020/04/19/a-piece-of-history-passes-with-steinborns-death/|title=A piece of history passes with Steinborn's death|access-date =2020-04-19 |date =19 April 2020 |work=SLAM! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ledger-enquirer/name/richard-steinborn-obituary?id=16864285 | title=Richard Steinborn Obuitary 1933-2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Toro |first1=Carlos |title=Former NWA & WWC Star Dick Steinborn Passes Away At Age 86 |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/former-nwa-wwc-star-dick-steinborn-passes-away-age-86 |access-date=21 May 2024 |publisher=Fightful |date=18 April 2020}}</ref>
Steinborn passed away on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.<ref name="slam"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ledger-enquirer/name/richard-steinborn-obituary?id=16864285 | title=Richard Steinborn Obuitary 1933-2020| website=[[Legacy.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Toro |first1=Carlos |title=Former NWA & WWC Star Dick Steinborn Passes Away At Age 86 |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/former-nwa-wwc-star-dick-steinborn-passes-away-age-86 |access-date=21 May 2024 |publisher=Fightful |date=18 April 2020}}</ref>


==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[American Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[AWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[AWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Doug Gashouse Gilbert]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html |title=A.W.A. World Tag Team Title |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo}}</ref>
*'''[[Georgia Championship Wrestling|Mid-South Sports]]'''
*'''[[Georgia Championship Wrestling|Mid-South Sports]]'''
**[[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version)|NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship ''(Georgia version)'']] ([[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version)#Title history|3 times]])
**[[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version)|NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship ''(Georgia version)'']] ([[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version)#Title history|3 times]])
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{{Stampede Wrestling British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship}}
{{WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship}}
{{WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship}}


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Latest revision as of 16:35, 23 December 2024

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

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.[3]

Professional wrestling career

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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

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Steinborn passed away on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.[3][4][5]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Dick Steinborn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  3. ^ a b c Johnson, Steven (April 19, 2020). "A piece of history passes with Steinborn's death". Slam Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Richard Steinborn Obuitary 1933-2020". Legacy.com.
  5. ^ Toro, Carlos (April 18, 2020). "Former NWA & WWC Star Dick Steinborn Passes Away At Age 86". Fightful. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "A.W.A. World Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  7. ^ a b 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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